The actress Erika Januza 39, and the digital influencer Improta Lore 31, were in the final of the samba-enredo qualifiers of Unidos do Viradouro on Sunday (13). The actress is drum queen and the influencer is muse from the Niterói association, current champion of the Rio Carnival.
The star of “Suburbia” and the wife of singer Léo Santana sambad to the sound of the Furacão Vermelho e Branco drums, led by Mestre Ciça. The first chose a silver outfit and the second adopted a shoulder-length dress with feathers.
At the event, Viradouro chose the work of Paulo César Feital, Inácio Rios, Marcio Andre Filho, Vitor Lajas, Vaguinho, Chanel and Igor Federal to cover the plot “Malunguinho: O Mensageiro de Três Mundos”, developed by carnival artist Tarcísio Zanon. The idea is to tell the story of the Afro-indigenous entity that manifests itself as Caboclo, Mestre and Exu/Trunqueiro.
Viradouro in 2024
This year, the carnival rescued the female, black and religious ancestry that had great importance in the cultural construction of Brazilian society to present the plot “Arroboboi Dangbé” .
With the story of the Mino warriors, in the kingdom of Dahomey, now Benin, the school became champion of Carnival 2024.
Samba-plot composed by Anitta will be Unidos da Tijuca’s anthem
This content was originally published in Erika Januza and Lore Improta sambam at the Viradouro final; see photos on the CNN Brasil website.
Source: CNN Brasil

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