Spanta Neném and Tecnomacumba parade in the Carnaval of Rua do Rio with tributes and cultural diversity

From affection to ancestry, blocks gather revelries of all ages and musical tastes

The climate of Pre-Carnaval was animated in the Wonderful City on Saturday afternoon (31). After a morning of great movement in the Center of Rio, with the Block of Gold, commanded by Léo Santana, which gathered about 250,000 revelers, and the parade of the Off-Justice, the party continued in the afternoon with the passage of Spanta Baby on the edge of the Lagoon in the South Zone.

This year, Spanta Néném paid homage to Maria do Carmo Alves de Castro, affectionately known as Dona Calma, a beloved figure who dedicated his life to the Carnaval and deeply marked the history of the Spanta family. Constant presence for many years, it has become a symbol of care, firmness and affection within the congregation.

During the concentration, masks with Dona Calma's face were distributed to the public, and the parade brought together different generations, united in the celebration of the street Carnaval.

Tecnomacumba celebrates ancestry and religious diversity in the Center

The strength of the religions of African origin was celebrated on Saturday afternoon during the parade of the block Tecnomacumba, in Small Africa, in the Gamboa, Port Region of Rio. In its third year on the streets, the procession, founded by singer Rita Benedicto, brought to the public a powerful homage to the indigenous and African ancestry and not even the rain that fell in the late afternoon hindered the procession.

The parade highlighted symbolic figures of Afro-Brazilian traditions, such as Oxum, Iemanjá, Oxóssi and Ogum, reinforcing the importance of religious and cultural diversity in the construction of Brazilian identity.

From the top of the electric trio, Rita Benedito commanded the presentation singing umbanda and candomblé points, leading a crowd of revelers who accompanied the procession with songs, dances and manifestations of faith and respect. Tecnomacumba transformed the street into a space of celebration, resistance and appreciation of ancestral traditions.

The actress Tereza Seiblitz participated in the parade dressed as a gypsy, with rainbow skirt, inspired by the figures present in dolls and images found in Umbanda houses, which she considers beautiful and representative.

The Riotur provides the complete programming in the Rio Blocs 2026 application and on the official website https://www.carnavalderua.rio/, ensuring that all the revelers know where and when the revelry will take place.