Check out the samba school parades from Rio de Janeiro.
Carnaval Globeleza RJ (Season 2)
Estácio de Sá - Full parade from February 7, 2016 (Episode 1)
Air date: 2016-02-07
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Estácio de Sá comes with great determination to show strength and power with the religious theme "Salve Jorge! The Warrior of Faith".
União da Ilha - Full parade from 07/02/2016 (Episode 2)
Air date: 2016-02-07
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: The 2016 Rio Olympics are the inspiration for União da Ilha's theme: "Olympic by nature...Everyone meets in Rio".
Beija-Flor - Full parade from 07/02/2016 (Episode 3)
Air date: 2016-02-07
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: With "Mineirinho Genial! Nova Lima - Cidade Natal. Marquês de Sapucaí - O Poeta Imortal", Beija-Flor pays homage to the nobleman who gives his name to the sambadrome.
Grande Rio - Full parade from 07/02/16 (Episode 4)
Air date: 2016-02-07
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Grande Rio celebrates the city of Santos with the theme "I went to Itororó to drink water, I didn't find any. But I found beautiful Santos, and I fell in love with her..."
Mocidade Independente - Full parade from 07/02/2016 (Episode 5)
Air date: 2016-02-07
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Mocidade presents the theme "The Brazil of La Mancha: I am Miguel, Father Miguel. I am Cervantes, I am Quixote the Knight, Pixote the Brazilian," inspired by the classic of literature.
Unidos da Tijuca - Full parade from February 7, 2016 (Episode 6)
Air date: 2016-02-07
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: The city of Sorriso, the soybean capital of Brazil, is the inspiration for the Unidos da Tijuca samba school's theme: "Sowing Sorriso, Tijuca celebrates the sacred soil."
Vila Isabel - Full parade from February 8, 2016 (Episode 7)
Air date: 2016-02-08
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Miguel Arraes, former governor of Pernambuco, is being honored by Vila Isabel with "Memories of Pai Arraia - A Pernambuco dream, a Brazilian legacy".
Salgueiro - Full parade from February 8, 2016 (Episode 8)
Air date: 2016-02-08
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: With the theme "Ópera dos Malandros" (Opera of the Rogues), inspired by Chico Buarque's musical, Salgueiro brings to life the story of these classic carnival characters.
São Clemente - Full parade from February 8, 2016 (Episode 9)
Air date: 2016-02-08
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: São Clemente presents a parade that blends fun with social commentary through the theme "More than a thousand clowns in the hall".
Portela - Full parade from 08/02/2016 (Episode 10)
Air date: 2016-02-08
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Portela soars on the wings of its symbol to bring to the Sapucaí the theme "In the eagle's flight, a journey without end...".
Imperatriz Leopoldinense - Full parade from February 8, 2016 (Episode 11)
Air date: 2016-02-08
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Imperatriz Leopoldinense presents a theme honoring the sertanejo music duo Zezé Di Camargo and Luciano.
Mangueira - Full parade from February 8, 2016 (Episode 12)
Air date: 2016-02-08
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Singer Maria Bethânia is the star of the Mangueira parade, with the theme "Maria Bethânia: the Girl in Oyá's Eyes".
