Actress Paolla Oliveira, 40, queen of drums at the Grande Rio school, celebrated on social media the club’s victory at the Rio Carnival, this Tuesday (26). The Duque de Caxias school talked about Exu in the plot and thus managed to break a 34-year fast.
Paolla, who paraded in a costume inspired by Pombagira, a kind of female Exu, posted photos of the school parade accompanied by the caption: “Laroyê, Exu!!! Viva, Grande Rio. What a happiness to be part of this moment! Champion of Carnival 2022. “
Other celebrities also paraded through the school and celebrated the title, among them the former BBB Gil do Vigor. “Grande Rio is the champion. Now it only needs to win 10 from Carlinhos de Jesus”, he said amid shouts during his training for the Dança dos Famosos, from Domingão with Huck, alongside his teacher in the competition, Mayara Rosa.
Also ex-BBB Pocah celebrated the school’s victory at home by sambaing and screaming profanity. Camilla de Lucas said that she debuted on the right foot at the Rio Carnival. “I’m a hot foot, I’ve already won. There’s no way not to be Grande Rio.”
Another ex-BBB, Bianca Andrade, Boca Roca, was even hoarse from celebrating. “How crazy, I can’t believe it. My beautiful school”, she celebrated on social media.
The model and influencer Mileide Mihaile, ex-wife of singer Wesley Safadão, paraded as the school muse and celebrated the achievement. “We won! I’m very happy and excited about this moment. In the last parade we hit the beam and this year the goal finally came. I’m going to samba until the sun rises on the court of my beloved school”, she said.
The penultimate school to enter the avenue, Grande Rio came willing to celebrate the power of Exu and subvert the belief that the orixá would be an evil figure, a view that is the result of religious intolerance. Beija-Flor was the runner-up, while Viradouro took third place.
São Clemente, which this year honored actor Paulo Gustavo, was relegated to the gold series.​
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