THE fire that hit Maximus Confecções, carnival costume factory located in the north of Rio de Janeiro, Destroyed all the fantasies of three samba schools in the Gold series – Second division of the carioca carnival. This is what it informed the CNN The President of the RJ League, an entity that manages the parades of this division.
Serrano Empire , United Bangu and Unidos da Ponte It was the associations harmed by the flames. In addition to them, the Union of Parque Acari, which also parades in the Gold series, said that some materials used to make the costumes that will be used in this year’s parade were also affected.
Unidos da Ponte, a traditional Rio de Janeiro revelry, had informed yesterday on its Instagram profile that all this year’s carnival costumes were ready and would be bagged in the coming days.
Associations of other divisions, such as Portela, which is in the elite of Rio Carnival, were also hit by the flames. In the case of the largest champion of Rio Carnival, Maximus Confecções was responsible for producing all the blusions and parade shirts, which serve to identify the direction, the support team and the harmony team that works during the parade.
The academics of Rocinha, who parade for the Silver Series – whose processions take place at Intendant Magalhães and not in Sapucaí – was also affected. In a note published on Instagram, the school in the south of Rio explained that 13 of the 15 wings she would take to this year’s parade were compromised. Maximus Confections was the supplier of meshes and sublimations that would be used to build the costumes.
THE CNN the carnival Ricardo Hessez, who divides function with Allan Barbosa in Rocinha, said that the artistic team of the association runs against time to try to put the parade on the avenue.
“Because of the fire, we lost almost 70% of our production, because many wings depended on these meshes and sublimations. Now we are trying to run to recover what may miss two weeks for the parade, ”said the artist, who also integrates the Salgueiro team.
Mayor says schools will not be demoted
THE Mayor of Rio de Janeiro , Eduardo Paes (PSD), stated that the samba schools affected by the fire What happened to Maximus Confecções, in the neighborhood of Ramos, in the North Zone, will not be demoted.
In a publication made on his official account at X, Paes has sympathized with the components of the associations and did not explain whether the non-rebasation rule in this carnival will be valid for all schools in the Ouro Series (second division of the carioca revelry) or if only at the four affected.
“I now talked to President Hugo Júnior, from the Gold series, who gave me more details of the three schools affected by today’s fire in Ramos. We have already made the decision that, regardless of anything, schools will not be demoted at this year’s carnival. If there is a possibility of parading, the three will be considered Hors Con-Facers, ”wrote the mayor of Rio.
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