Associação das Escolas de Samba da Cidade do Rio de Janeiro
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The Associação das Escolas de Samba da Cidade do Rio de Janeiro - Association of Samba Schools of the City of Rio de Janeiro - or AESCRJ, is an association of the samba school
s of city of Rio de Janeiro that administrated the Carnaval
of all the groups since 1953. The AESCRJ was founded on March 5 of 1952, from the union of UGESB
and of FBES
, both nowadays extinct. Nowadays, the association administrates the grupos de acesso (access groups)
and is headquartered in the neighborhood of Méier
.
of AESCRJ, with the creation of LESGA, and the proposal to create an entity linked to Liesa, both chaired by through Paulo de Almeida, which failed.
On 15 July 2008, seven presidents of associations of Grupo de acesso A decided to found the LESGA, in order to join the project and what they thought was best for the group.
Samba school
A samba school is a club or dancing school. They practice and often perform in huge square-compounds devoted to practicing and exhibiting samba, an African-Brazilian dance. The schools are traditionally associated with a particular neighborhood, often shanty towns...
s of city of Rio de Janeiro that administrated the Carnaval
Brazilian Carnival
The Carnival of Brazil is an annual festival held forty-six days before Easter. On certain days of Lent, Roman Catholics and some other Christians traditionally abstained from the consumption of meat and poultry, hence the term "carnival," from carnelevare, "to remove meat." Carnival celebrations...
of all the groups since 1953. The AESCRJ was founded on March 5 of 1952, from the union of UGESB
União Geral das Escolas de Samba do Brasil
The União Geral das Escolas de Samba do Brasil - General Union of the Samba Schools of Brazil - or was the first entity that represented the samba schools...
and of FBES
Federação Brasileira de Escolas de Samba
The Federação Brasileira de Escolas de Samba , or FBES, was an organisation that represented the samba schools of the city of Rio de Janeiro...
, both nowadays extinct. Nowadays, the association administrates the grupos de acesso (access groups)
Grupo de Acesso
The Grupo de Acesso - Access Group - was created for the first time in the city of Rio de Janeiro when the União Geral das Escolas de Samba do Brasil, the Federação Brasileira de Escolas de Samba, and the União Cívica de Escolas de Samba resolved to organize a unique competition, unlike the last...
and is headquartered in the neighborhood of Méier
Méier
For other uses, see Meier.Méier is a neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.- Education and leisure:The neighborhood has some private universities, several private schools , state and municipal schools...
.
Dissent
The 'Association of Samba Schools of Rio de Janeiro suffered its first dissent in 1984, when dissatisfied school principals decided to found the LIESA. In 1995, there was an attempt to separate schools in the Grupo de acessoGrupo de Acesso
The Grupo de Acesso - Access Group - was created for the first time in the city of Rio de Janeiro when the União Geral das Escolas de Samba do Brasil, the Federação Brasileira de Escolas de Samba, and the União Cívica de Escolas de Samba resolved to organize a unique competition, unlike the last...
of AESCRJ, with the creation of LESGA, and the proposal to create an entity linked to Liesa, both chaired by through Paulo de Almeida, which failed.
On 15 July 2008, seven presidents of associations of Grupo de acesso A decided to found the LESGA, in order to join the project and what they thought was best for the group.
Presidents
- Amaury Jório
- Milton Costa
- Alcione Barreto
- Nei Roriz
- Eduardo Jorge
- Jorge Andrade
- Daniel Fernades
- José Gustavo Diamante
- Walter Teixeira da Silva
- Zezinho Orelha