Carnival of 1998 - Series Special Group of Samba Schools of Rio de Janeiro - Estação Primeira de Mangueira
The Escola de Samba Estação Primeira de Mangueira (or simply Mangueira) is a traditional Brazilian samba school in the city of Rio de Janeiro. With the green and pink colors as its symbol, Mangueira, behind only Portela, occupies the position of second biggest winner in the list of champions of the carnival of Rio de Janeiro, with 20 conquests (1932, 1933, 1934, 1940, 1949, 1950, 1954, 1960,[4] 1961,[5] 1967,[6] 1968,[7] 1973,[8] 1984,[9] 1984, 1986,[10] 1987, 1998, 2002[11], 2016[12] and 2019). Verde e Rosa was also runner-up in the Carioca Carnival on 19 occasions (1935, 1936, 1939, 1941, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1955, 1963, 1966, 1969, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1988 and 2003).
It was founded on April 28, 1928, in Morro da Mangueira, near the Maracanã region, by samba musicians Carlos Cachaça, Cartola, Zé Espinguela, among others. His court is located at Rua Visconde de Niterói, in the neighborhood of the same name.
Mangueira was the first school that created the wing of composers, including women. It maintains, since its foundation, a single marking, with the first deaf, on its drums. Marcelino Claudino, aka Maçu, introduced the figures of the master of ceremonies and the flag-bearer in Carnival. In the school's symbol, the surdo represents samba; the laurels, the victories; the crown, the imperial district of São Cristóvão; and the stars, the titles.
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