Special Group 2018
The 2018 Rio de Janeiro Special Group parades took place between February 11th and 12th, 2018, at the Marquês de Sapucaí, with exclusive broadcast on TV Globo. The Special Group schools in 2018 were, in order of presentation: Império Serrano, São Clemente, Vila Isabel, Paraíso do Tuiuti, Grande Rio, Mangueira, Mocidade, Unidos da Tijuca, Portela, União da Ilha, Salgueiro, Imperatriz, and Beija-Flor. The grand champion was Beija-Flor de Nilópolis, with the theme "Monster is he who does not know how to love. The abandoned children of the motherland that bore them". The other champion schools were Paraíso do Tuiuti, Salgueiro, Portela, Mangueira, and Mocidade, and no school was relegated to the Série A after an administrative decision by LIESA that saved Grande Rio and Império Serrano.
Império Serrano - Special Group (RJ) - Full parade from 02/11/2018
'The samba empire on the China Road'
São Clemente - Special Group (RJ) - Full parade from 02/11/2018
'Academically popular'
Unidos de Vila Isabel - Special Group (Rio de Janeiro) - Full parade from February 11, 2018
'Run, the future is coming!'
Paraíso do Tuiuti - Special Group (RJ) - Full parade from 02/11/2018
'My God, my God, is slavery abolished?'
Acadêmicos do Grande Rio - Special Group (RJ) - Full parade from 02/11/2018
'Will it ascend the throne or not?'
Mangueira - Special Group (Rio de Janeiro) - Full parade from February 11, 2018
The plot, 'With money or without money, I'll have fun,' humorously criticizes those who use the financial crisis to try and ruin the joy of Carnival.
Mocidade Independente de Padre Miguel - Special Group (RJ) - Full parade from 11/02/2018
The storyline 'Namaste... The essence that dwells within me greets the one that exists within you' shows the influence of India in Brazil.
Highlights of the 02/11/2018 parade of the Special Group in Rio de Janeiro
Highlights of the 02/11/2018 parade of the Special Group in Rio de Janeiro
Unidos da Tijuca - Special Group (Rio de Janeiro) - Full parade from February 12, 2018
'An urban heart: Michael, the archangel of the arts, greets the people and asks for passage'
Portela - Special Group (Rio de Janeiro) - Full parade from February 12, 2018
'Suddenly from there to here and suddenly from here to there…'
União da Ilha - Special Group (RJ) - Full parade from 02/12/2018
'Brazil with a great appetite'
Salgueiro - Special Group (Rio de Janeiro) - Full parade from February 12, 2018
'Ladies of the womb of the world'
Imperatriz - Special Group (Rio de Janeiro) - Full parade from February 12, 2018
'A royal night at the National Museum'
Beija-Flor - Special Group (Rio de Janeiro) - Full parade from February 12, 2018
'A monster is one who does not know how to love - The abandoned children of the motherland that bore them'
Highlights of the 02/12/2018 parade of the Special Group in Rio de Janeiro
Highlights of the 02/12/2018 parade of the Special Group in Rio de Janeiro
Carnival 2018 - Full Report 14 February 2018 - Rio de Janeiro Results
Carnival 2018 - Full Report 14 February 2018 - Rio de Janeiro Results