Cidade do Samba

Cidade do Samba (Portuguese, Samba City), formally known as Cidade do Samba Joãozinho Trinta, is a complex of buildings in the neighborhood of Gamboa, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is used for Samba schools to prepare for carnival. About fourteen of the major samba schools have a warehouse in the complex.[1]

Cidade do Samba Joãozinho Trinta
Façade of Cidade do Samba Joãozinho Trinta
Alternative namesCidade do Samba
General information
AddressRua Rivadávia Correa nº 60, Gamboa, Zona Portuária
Town or cityRio de Janeiro
CountryBrazil
Coordinates22°53′46.2″S 43°11′51.72″W

February 2011 fire

On the early morning of Monday February 7, 2011, four weeks before carnival, a fire broke out in the buildings. The warehouses contain many costumes and floats, often composed with inflammable materials. Some 8400 costumes and twenty floats, belonging to three samba schools, might be lost[2][3]

Cidade do Samba Joãozinho Trinta 2019
Warehouse Samba school
1 Viradouro
2 União da Ilha
3 Paraíso do Tuiuti
4 Grande Rio
5 Vila Isabel
6 Portela
7 Império Serrano
8 Salgueiro
9 São Clemente
10 Mocidade
11 Beija-Flor
12 Unidos da Tijuca
13 Mangueira
14 Imperatriz

References
  1. Nobre, Carlos (2014). Guia patrimonial da pequena África. Rio de Janeiro: Centro Porta Cultural. p. 95. ISBN 9788568310007.
  2. Globo: incendio destruiu 8400 fantasias dizem escolas do rio (pt)
  3. DAily Telegraph: Fire destroys Rios Samba City ahead of carnival

See also


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