RIO CARNIVAL, “BEIJA-FLOR” SAMBA SCHOOL 2016 PREQUEL, BY PAUL HODGE, PART 2, CHAPTER 60
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Paul Hodge’s HD video is Part 2 of a HD video three-part series chronicling the entire performance of the “Beija-Flor” Samba School at the Rio Carnival 2015 Samba School Parade Competitions in Rio’s Sambadromo. “Beija-Flor” is a samba school in Rio de Janeiro and represents the municipality of Nilópolis, Baixada Fluminense located in Rio de Janeiro state's southwestern region. The school was founded in 1948, and its colors are blue and white. Its Drummers’ Queen is Claudia Leite, the President is Vô Macumba and its Carnavalesco is Alexandre Louzada e Edson Pereira. For the 2016 Rio Carnival Samba School Parade Special Group championship, the school is scheduled to be the third school to perform on the Special Group's first day of competitions at 11:10 pm the evening of Sunday, February 7, 2016. The school's 2016 performance theme, “enredo”, honors Cândido José de Araújo Viana, Marquis of Sapucaí, the famed Brazilian professor, poet, musician, writer, politician, and namesake of Sambodromo Marques de Sapucai where the Carnival competitions are held. For the 2015 Rio Carnival Samba School Competitions, Beija-Flor’s theme was entitled: “A story teller tells the story: A look at Africa and the emergence of Equatorial Guinea. Let us walk on the path of our happiness.” The performance told the history of Africa and especially Equatorial Guinea, the biggest oil producer on the continent.
This HD video is Chapter 60 of 70 in Paul Hodge’s HD video book, “Rio Carnival, A Preview of the 2016 Rio Carnival Samba School Championship Competitions”. Because of Rio’s/Brazil’s current public health challenges, the bad weather forecasts and limited TV coverage, many viewers/subscribers have asked Paul Hodge to publish on YouTube his complete coverage of the 2015 Rio Carnival Competitions so they could have a preview of the 2016 Samba School Championships Competitions.
AS A PUBLIC SERVICE, Paul has created and published (AD FREE) on YouTube this unique HD video book: “Rio Carnival, A Preview of the 2016 Rio Carnival Samba School Championship Competitions”. This HD video book includes the entire performances all 25 Rio Samba Schools competing in the 2016 Rio Carnival Samba School Parade Championship Competitions.
Rio Carnival 2016 the World’s Greatest Party, will take place in Rio de Janeiro from Friday, February 5th through Wednesday, February 10, 2016. For full coverage of this “world class” celebration, see Paul Hodge’s “Best of Rio Carnival” at and Paul’s YouTube Channel “SoloAroundWorld” at
FOR FREE HD video coverage of the hot, beautiful women of Rio Carnival check out Paul Hodge’s “Best of Rio Carnival” at
Broadcast throughout the world, Rio’s magnificent Rio Carnival Samba School Parade Championship Competitions of Rio's top twenty-seven (26) samba schools will be the showcase events of the Rio Carnival 2016 celebrations. Over four nights from Friday, February 5 through Monday, February 8, 2016, the Rio’s top samba schools will perform all night into the early morning hours of the following day. What at first glance might just appear to be colorful, music-filled parades, are in actuality ferociously serious competitions involving the best Samba schools in Rio and Brazil, thousands of dancers, singers, musicians, floats and budgets, prize money and endorsements totaling millions of dollars.
For the last two nights (Sunday, February 7, 2016 and Monday, February 8, 2016) of the Rio Carnival Samba School Parade Championship Competitions, twelve samba schools (6 each night) in the Special Group will compete in the Rio Carnival 2016 Special Group Samba School Parade Championship Competitions. The winner of these 2016 competitions will be crowned the Rio Carnival 2016 Samba School Champion on Wednesday, February 10, 2016 !!
The entire 2014 & 2015 performances of all the Special Group Samba Schools competing in 2016 can be found on Paul's new website “Best of Rio Carnival” at and Paul’s very popular YouTube Channel “SoloAroundWorld” at:
Please enjoy and thanks for watching!
Paul Hodge, Creator & Producer