10 Samba facts that will make you want to party

Carnival is coming. And a lot of people can’t wait to fall into the revelry. But do you know how it all started? Do you know curiosities about this very Brazilian rhythm and about our carnival?

In this post, we bring a tribute to the most Brazilian of rhythms with 10 curiosities. Look at Incrível.club entering the avenue, my people!

Ah, but if carnival and samba aren’t your thing, check out this post about places to get away from the revelry 🙂

Many celebrities have already been to Brazil to check out the carnival, most of them in the parades in Rio de Janeiro or Salvador:

Arnold Schwarzenegger Diego Maradona Fergie Jude Law Kanye West Madona Megan Fox Monica Belucci and Vincent Cassel Pamela Anderson Paris Hilton Sharon Stone Tim Burton Vin Diesel (photo) Will I.am (Black Eyed Peas) Will Smith (photo)

The school Let them talk was founded in 1928 in the Rio de Janeiro neighborhood of Estácio and is considered by researchers to be the first samba school in Brazil. The term ‘school’ comes precisely from the fact that samba was, in fact, taught and spread samba — as, by the way, it still happens today. Let talk closed its activities in 1933. Of the schools in activity, the oldest is the super champion portelafounded in 1923

In São Paulo, the first school was the Primeira de São Paulo (yes, that was the name), created in 1935. Like the one in Rio, it no longer exists. Of the schools in activity, the oldest is the most championed Go Go, created in 1930, but still as a carnival band, and not as a samba school. Vai-Vai only became a samba school, so called, in 1973.

the real name of Zeca Pagodinho, one of the greatest Brazilian sambistas, is Jessé Gomes da Silva Filho. His first hit, recorded in 1983, was Camarão que Dorme a Onda Leva, together with Arlindo Cruz🇧🇷

In 1995, in the wake of the international success of the Três Tenores (Plácido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti and José Carreras), the album Os 3 Malandros In Concert was released, which brought together three renowned samba musicians who dealt with trickery in their songs: Dicró, Moreira da Silva (Kid Morengueira) and Bezerra da Silva.

Re-recorded in 1966 by the Brazilian composer based in the United States Sérgio Mendes, the song Mas que Nada, by Jorge Benjor (originally recorded in 1963) was a huge success on American soil. It peaked at number four on the Adult Contemporary chart and at number 47 on the Pop Singles chart. was used by the band Black Eyed Peas and even became a game theme, being included in the game Just Dance 4, for Playstation, XBox and Wii.

Speaking of Jorge Ben Jor, his real name is Jorge Duílio Lima Menezes. His stage name was Jorge Ben. But in 1989, he was changed to the current one, Jorge Ben Jor. Ben Jor is the main exponent of the style that is conventionally called Samba Rock. Another representative of this style, although a little more modern, is Ben Jor’s namesake, Seu Jorge.

In Rio de Janeiro

Portela: 22 titles Mangueira (photo): 19 titles Beija Flor: 14 titles Império Serrano and Salgueiro: 9 titles each

In Sao Paulo

Vai-Vai: 15 titles Nenê de Vila Matilde: 11 titles Mocidade Alegre: 10 titles Camisa Verde e Branco: 11 titles

You may already know (or at least imagine) that sambar helps you burn calories. But do you know exactly how many? Half an hour of dancing samba rock is able to eliminate about 255 calories🇧🇷 the same time as samba de gafieira burns slightly less: 236 calories. In both cases, the burn is greater than the same time of street dancing, for example (175 calories) or ballroom dancing (144 calories).

Although Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, Recife-Olinda and, more recently, São Paulo (with the street blocks) are, shall we say, classics, there are other cities with incredible carnivals, whether they are blocks or school parades. Choose the closest destination and enjoy the revelry.

Antonina (PR) Aruanã (GO) Belo Horizonte (MG) Florianópolis (SC) Jaguari (RS) João Pessoa (PB) Muzambinho (MG) Ouro Fino (MG) Ouro Preto (MG) São Luiz do Paraitinga (SP) Vila Velha ( ES) Votuporanga (SP)

And you, will you enjoy the carnival in which city? Do you like the party or do you prefer something quieter?