Galo da Madrugada
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Galo da Madrugada (in Portuguese: Dawn's Rooster) is a carnival block from Recife, Brazil. The block was created in 1978 by Enéias Freire. Galos parades every Saturday of carnival at São José (Recife) [pt] neighborhood. The main rhythm is the frevo, but other rhythms are also played.
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Full name | Galo da Madrugada |
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Nickname(s) | Galo |
Foundation | January 24, 1978; 46 years ago (1978-01-24) |
Colors | |
Symbol | Rooster |
Location | São José (Recife) [pt] |
President | Enéas Alves Freire |
2020 presentation | |
Title | Xilogravuras no Cordel do Frevo (Woodcut at Frevo's Cordel[1]) |
Motif | The woodcut and Cordel literature culture of Pernambuco |
Presentation order | early morning of Saturday of Carnival (4 days before Ash Wednesday) |
Website | |
galodamadrugada.com.br |
It is named in The Guinness Book of World Records as the biggest carnival parade in the world, considering the number of participants.[2] In 2013, that number was more than 2,500,000 people.[3] Its size is only matched by Cordão da Bola Preta in Rio de Janeiro.[4]
Galo da Madrugada inspired the creation of other blocks throughout Brazil and in other countries,[5] such as Pinto da Madrugada, in Maceió, Sapo da Madrugada, in Amazonas, Galinho de Brasília, in the capital of Brazil and Galo na Neve, in Canada,[6] in addition, the year 2020 marked the debut of Bloco do Galo da Madrugada also in the city of São Paulo.[7]