The theme ‘Saga De Lampião’ as the main attraction, Imperatriz Leopoldina won the Carnival display categories in Sapucaí . The college was declared in Rio de Janeiro as the champion of 2023 Rio Carnival league .
The samba school brought the confrontation between the King of Cangaço , Satan and Saint Peter to the Marquês de Sapucaí Sambadrome. Imperatriz Leopoldina emerged as the winner of the samba schools competition at the Rio de Janeiro 2023 carnival.
The college elaborated the clash between the Lamp , Satan and Saint Peter to emerge winner after several years without titles
The theme and display went through several comments on the internet. There were, in all, 24 wings, five floats, two tripods and 3,000 components. With 269.8 points, the school won the 9th title in its history, the last one in 2001. In second place was Viradouro, followed by Vila Isabel
A school from the Ramos district in the northern region of the Brazilian metropolis won in a close decision of the jury on Wednesday in front of “Viradouro” from Rio’s twin city of Niterói. It is the ninth title of “Imperatriz”, named after Brazil’s Austrian Empress Leopoldina, and her first in over 20 years.
Meticulous judges give grades in areas ranging from costumes to percussion to harmony, making a tenth decision. “Imperatriz Leopoldinense” told the story of the rogue king Lampião from northeastern Brazil in an unconventional way during Tuesday night’s parade at the Sambodrome. Choreographer and director Leandro Vieira, who brought “Imperatriz” to the premier league and won with “Mangueira” in 2016 and 2019, was inspired by the small format booklets of folk literature. “Viradouro” also chose a historical theme, Rosa Maria Egipcíaca. He had come from Africa as a slave and was writing a book in Brazil.
Twelve of the best schools paraded through the samba stadium until the early hours of the morning on Sunday and Monday with exuberant costumes, spectacular floats and innovative special effects. Tens of thousands of people in the stands and booths, as well as millions in front of television in Brazil and around the world, often follow the parades on the oversized catwalks.
Rio Carnival is considered to be “the biggest party in the world”. After two years when the corona epidemic prevented or restricted the festival, this time the parades in the sambodrom and the street carnival are back in all aspects.
Maria Leopoldine Josepha Caroline of Austria (born January 22, 1797 in Vienna; died December 11, 1826 at the Boa Vista Palace, near Rio de Janeiro) was the daughter of Emperor Franz I of Austria (1768-1835) and his second wife, Princess He was the fifth child. Maria Theresa of Naples-Sicily (1772-1807). A member of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine, she married Crown Prince Dom Pedro of Portugal in 1817 and subsequently became Empress of Brazil and Queen of Portugal
