Rio de Janeiro confirmed this Friday (11) the dates of the official calendar of the 2022 Rio Carnival.
Due to the advancement of the Ômicron variant, the party was postponed from February to April, taking advantage of the long holiday between Tiradentes (21) and São Jorge (23). The information was published in the Official Gazette of the Municipality.
The parades at Marquês de Sapucaí begin on April 20th (Wednesday), with the associations of the Gold Series, former Series A. There are 15 associations in this range, equivalent to the second division of the revelry. Traditional associations such as Estácio, Império Serrano and União da Ilha are part of it.
In this group, the order is: [quarta, 20] In Cima da Hora, Cubango (Niterói), Unidos da Ponte (São João de Meriti), Porto da Pedra (São Gonçalo), União da Ilha, Unidos de Bangu and Acadêmicos do Sossego; [quinta, 21]: Lins Imperial, Inocentes de Belford Roxo, Estácio de Sá, Santa Cruz, Unidos de Padre Miguel, Vigário Geral, Império da Tijuca and Império Serrano.
The presentations of the Special Group, the most anticipated, take place on the 22nd and 23rd of April.
the order is [sexta-feira, 22]: Imperatriz Leopoldinense, Mangueira, Salgueiro. São Clemente, Viradouro and Beija-Flor (Nilópolis); [sábado, 23]: Paraíso do Tuiuti, Portela, Independent Youth of Padre Miguel, Unidos da Tijuca, Grande Rio and Vila Isabel.
On Thursday, the president of the Independent League of Samba Schools of Rio de Janeiro (Liesa), Jorge Perlingeiro, announced the holding of a pre-carnival event on February 26 and 27, for around five thousand people per night, in Samba City.
The place houses the sheds of the Grupo Especial associations, in Gamboa, Central Region.
The event, called “Rio Carnaval 2022 – Official Opening”, will feature presentations from the 12 schools of the group and will be held on the day that the parades were originally scheduled to take place at Marquês de Sapucaí.
“It is nothing more than a small parade. The schools will start on stage, performing, then they will go down, there will be a sound car, they will parade down the avenue and stop in front of their sheds. They will make a presentation to around four to five thousand people a night”, explains Perlingeiro.
The technical rehearsals of the associations are scheduled to take place in March, at the sambadrome.
Source: CNN Brasil
