Parades on the avenue: Anhangabaú, Tiradentes and São João (1968-1990)

ABSTRACT:

This article deals with the samba school parade locations in the city of São Paulo since its officialization, which occurred in 1968, before the construction of the sambódromo, opened in 1991. The objective is to analyze the transformations that the festivities underwent while it was based, respectively, in Vale do Anhangabaú (1968 to 1972), on Avenida São João (1973 to 1977) and on Avenida Tiradentes (1977 to 1990). For this purpose, the main sources consulted were photographic and video images produced, mainly, for journalistic coverage of the event. Our objective is to identify how changes occurred in the relationships between the audience and paraders, the successive resizing of the parade track and the stands and point out how the architectural configurations of the parade catwalk were adapting to different stimuli and needs and, at the same time, induced transformations in the procession itself.

KEYWORDS:
Culture; Carnival; Samba schools