📽️| The Samba Schools' history didn't start out being as extravagant and grandiose as it is today. The streets were not yet filled with crazy and colorful costumes, or loud music. The carnival was a simple parade made up of a pair of flag holders who led the parade, floats, and the Vanguard Commission. The history of Samba Schools started with the very first group to consider themselves as a “Samba School”: “Deixa Falar”. They were located on the hills beyond Praca Onze and formed in 1928, but disbanded a few years after and then re-organized again under the banner of Estacio de Sá. In 1928, another group deemed themselves as a Samba School, the Mangueira. Most schools are made up of members who come from the slums of Rio de Janeiro, but through these groups, the people of Rio find a sense of involvement and community among themselves.
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