![]() I wrote the initial percussion ensemble arrangement for Samba De Janeiro for a 12-players orchestra. Get those Mexican hats out, and let the party begin! To make the effect of the opening bars bigger, we usually kept the song as an encore at the end of our concerts. However, in 2014, I finalised that version into what it is today. I finished the first percussion ensemble arrangement of Samba De Janeiro in 2012, making it one of the first Drum- & Percussionband Paal songs that I arranged. Samba De Janeiro for Percussion Ensemble had the audience going wild multiple times! In the years we played the song with our percussion ensemble, it grew into a real hit at our concerts. The melody became well-known during the 2008 European Football Championship as they played it after every goal! The German pop group Bellini released the song in 1997, becoming a massive hit throughout Europe and even winning the award for best dance single. However, the original sample comes from Airto Moreira’s song, Tombo in 7/4, released in 1972. The location is not far from the Sambodromo.The percussion ensemble version of Samba De Janeiro is based on the popular Bellini disco version. One of Rio’s oldest establishments, the Bar luiz, serve delicious German dishes like Eisbein or pork, sausages, or Kassler or smoked ribs. Order crispy fried sardines at Beco das Sardinhas and find out why the locals are raving about it. Cariocas love to chill with a mug of beer and lot of conversation. You are only limited by your imagination and budget. Surrounding Sambadrome are many eateries, snack bars, cafes and restaurants. All the activities during the Carnival is coordinated and organized by the Liga Independente das Escolas de Samba. Souvenirs are also sold here if you want a memento of your visit. Take a trip and witness how the costumes are sewn and the floats built. This is actually where you can see the magic behind the veil. You can spend a few minutes here in complete tranquility.Ĭidade do Samba refers to that compound of buildings near Sambodromo where the top samba schools keep warehouses. The façade is rather inconspicuous, bland even. It’s fairly close to the Sambadrome and should be compulsory stop for any tourist. The Sao Bento Monastery is built in honor of St. The Espaco Cultural da Marinha has a rich collection of naval history. ![]() It’s also a trading area where you can buy souvenirs and gifts from antique products, clothes and accessories. It’s here where Brazil republic was born. Here you can find the Paco Imperial and the Tiradentes Palace. At the park’s center, there’s a shrine dedicated to French thinker and painter Benjamin Constant.Īnother must-visit destination near the Sambodromo is a park called Praca 15 de Novembro or simply Praca XV. Have fun spotting an agouti, it’s like a squirrel although much bigger. Covering 155,000 square meters, the park has rich flora and fauna, as well as man-made lakes and fountains. If you are somewhere near the Sambodromo, you can also visit Campo de Santana park for a leisure walk and a bit of sightseeing. Visit the place, if not for practice, then for photo-taking. ![]() The Estudantina is the oldest such establishment. There are numerous ‘gafieiras’ or samba parlors all around where you both can practice. Learning Samba de Salao or the ballroom samba should be a romantic thing to do for a couple. The courts or quadras outside the Sambadrome is where schools practice their routines. According to oral tradition, the samba-a blend of African and Brazilian moves-started in a former African slave’s house right in this site. The choice of location where the stadium was built today was not an accident. It can seat at least 90,000 people at a time although this swells up during the Carnival. The stadium is stretched about 700 meters across the avenue. The stadium was originally conceptualized by Oscar Niemeyer in 1984. Locals and tourists in the stadium watch as the top samba schools perform for the title along Marques de Sapucai avenue. The Sambodromo or the Sambadrome is the epicenter of samba during the Rio de Janeiro Carnival.
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