Creativity and joy are part of Carnival and are manifested in different ways, such as, for example, in the names chosen by revelers for the blocks. See some of the most unusual in São Paulo
1. Let’s Go It’s Cool
For those who need a little push to enjoy Carnival, the block Vamo que Vai Ser Legal promises to be the funniest party in São Paulo, with a style of music for all tastes. It all started when lawyer Gustavo Chiquitto, in love with Carnival, had the idea of creating a block that would play the musical rhythms he likes the most. To convince friends to help him, the founder used the expression ‘let’s go, it’s going to be cool’. Marina Castilho, graphic designer responsible for marketing the event, spoke about the choice of name for the block: ‘We think this name is very cool, because who never invited a friend to go out and the main argument used was ‘let’s go, it’s going to be cool’, right? ? It’s a chain of friends that invites each other based on this argument’. The group paraded for the first time in 2020 and had to stop in the following years due to the Covid-19 pandemic. But now, in 2023, Marina says that everyone misses Carnival a lot and they bet that this year the party will be even cooler. The parade will take place at Saturday (11)against the 12h already Rua dos Pinheiros, 50 meters from the Fradique Coutinho subway, in the western part of the capital
2. Stone not Rim
The Pedra no Rim block was founded in 2012 by a group of friends passionate about Carnival and samba, residents of a condominium in Rua Itapira, in the neighborhood of Mooca, in the east zone of São Paulo. ‘What cures kidney stones is drinking plenty of fluids, and our doctor prescribed beer’, joked Lucas Juliano Susco, one of the founders of the block, about the choice of name. The Carnival party is open to the public, and ‘people who don’t have kidney stones can also go, but only those who have or have had are kings and queens of the party’, said the creator. The event will take place at Saturday (11), Starting at 1 p.m. Remember if: in the hot season, the number of cases of kidney stones grows by 30%. Don’t forget to drink water!
3. I’m Going by Taxi — We Know You Were Missing You
Through my bedroom window, I hear the horns of the Vou de Taxi block! The party, whose name refers to the 1980s hit, by Angélica, completes ten years and will have three days of celebrations. The first parade will take place at Saturday (11)to the 1 p.m., already Avenida Sumaré, in Perdizes, in the west zone of São Paulo. Already Monday (20), Vou de Táxi will feature the theme ‘Explode Coração’, a tribute to the 30th anniversary of Salgueiro’s famous samba-enredo. concentration begins at 11 am no Obelisk in Ibirapuera Park. The last day of the festival is called ‘No Era Amor, Era Cilada’ and will take place on Saturday (26), already avenue Faria Lima, from 2 pm, with the participation of Grupo Molejo. Daya Lima, one of the parade organizers, revealed the group’s biggest wish: ‘May our muse Angélica come visit us!’
4. Sunday She Won’t Go
Referring to the hit ‘Pau que Nasce Torto’, by the musical group É o Tchan, the street group Domingo Ela Não Vai is dedicated to axé hits from the 1990s. I usually put the blocks I want to go to on my agenda. Around 2015, when the block was created, it was not very common to have a Carnival program on Sunday, so I decided to include that day in the list too and, as I love axé, the name had to be this’, explains the creator, Rodrigoh Bueno . The meeting is scheduled on domingo (12) for him and all who want to go, on the corners of Avenida Ipiranga and Avenida São João, in downtown São PauloStarting at 11h
5. Wet Skirt Steak
It was thinking that children should also be part of the Carnival revelry and get closer to Brazilian culture that the Fraldinha Molhada block came about. ‘Our block was created precisely for early childhood children, and the name was thought of based on this important phase that babies go through’, explained Mateus Rosemberg, founder of the block. The party takes place in Sundays, February 12th and 26th, from 9 am to 2 pm, on Rua José Oscar de Abreu Sampaio, in Jardim Anália Franco, in the east zone of São Paulo
6. Samby e Junior
If the legend of this passion makes you smile or cry, the Samby and Junior block is who knows. Officially written as Samby & Junior, the carnival parade is a tribute to Sandy & Junior and brings, with great animation, the hits of the duo that marked the 1990s. It all started with three friends who liked to play and sing samba together. ‘As a joke, they mixed the song ‘Era Uma Vez’, by Sandy & Junior, with samba and they liked the result’, said the band’s vocalist, Letícia Sábio. The idea was very well received by the public, with more than 13 thousand confirmed presences in the parade through the event created in social network. ‘People say that the creation of the block was a prediction, because, when it was born, Sandy & Júnior had not yet met. They announced a tour in March 2019, and our block was created in January’, Leticia said. The group was even invited to play at the end of the duo’s last show in Rio de Janeiro. The Carnival party will take place at Saturday (18)with concentration at 11h no Largo do Arouche, in the central region of São Paulo
7. I Love You, But Only as a Friend
In 2016, a group of women who played in the main street blocks of São Paulo decided to unite and create their own party. Te amo, Mas Só como Amigo had its first edition in 2017, and since then it has been attracting lovers and friends to enjoy the revelry in the city of São Paulo. The block promises that it only plays music that we have ‘on the tip of our tongue’ and values the musical mix, with hits by Claudinho and Buchecha, Caetano Veloso and Olodum. The block invites you to color, mix and love a lot (even if only as a friend), in the Saturday (25)with concentration from 14h already Rua Doutor Eduardo de Souza Aranha, in Vila Nova Conceição, in the south zone of São Paulo
* Under the supervision of Márcio Pinho