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Listen here to the samba song of the Rio Samba School Mocidade.
Just click on the music player on the side.

Samba School Mocidade

Rua Coronel Tamarindo 38
Padre Miguel

Samba nights: Saturdays 22:00

Colors: green and white
Established in 1955

2013 parading time

Mocidade is one of the oldest samba schools in Rio de Janeiro, having a long history of over 50 years.

Samba School Mocidade is well-known for its futuristic creations such as having had the one and only flying parader on the Avenue.

Similar to some other old schools, like Estácio, Portela and Imperio Serrano, it remains mainly in the Special Group due to its long history. Once it was really famous for its percussionists. However it does not capitalize on its old traditions as successfully as Mangueira does and usually does not even score among the first 6 to be able to parade again on Champions' Saturday.

 

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Mocidade

Theme: "For you, Portinari. Ripping the canvas, to the reality"

Composers: Diego Nicolau, Gabriel Teixeira e Gustavo Soares

Lyrics of the Samba Song

Eu guardei a mais linda inspiracao
Pra exaltar em sua arte
A brasilidade de sua expressao
Desperta genio pintor
Mostra seu talento, revela o dom
Deixa a estrela guiar
Faz do firmamento, seu eterno lar
Solto no ceu feito pipa a voar
Quero te ver qual menino feliz
Planta a semente do sonho em verde matiz

Emocao, me leva…
Livre pincel a deslizar
Vou navegar, desbravador
Um errante sonhador

Voar pelas asas de um anjo
Num ceu de azulejos pedir protecao
Vida de um retirante
No sol escaldante que queima o sertao
Moinhos vencer… Historias de amor
Riscar poesias em lapis de cor
Voce, que do morro fez vida real
Pintou nossos lares num lindo mural
Voce, retratando a alma, se fez ideal
Meu samba canta mensagens de “guerra e paz”
Seu nome sera imortal em nosso carnaval

E por ti que a Mocidade canta
Portinari, minha aquarela
Rompendo a tela, a realidade
Nas cores da felicidade

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2013 Parading Theme

"For you, Portinari. Ripping the canvas, to the reality"

Portinari, one of the most famous Brazilian painters, is the plot for Mocidade's theme in 2013. This son of Italian immigrants died in 1962 due to lead poisoning from his paintings. Some of his works are O Mulato, Café and Meninos de Brodowski.