FEEL THE VIBE
People used to say that, to enjoy Carnival, the husbands covered their entire bodies with long colored tunics and went out into the city without fear of being identified. After many, many hours of revelry, they would stop at some house and eat some angu (a typical brazilian food). That's why the character ended up being named Papangu (wich means "angu eater")!
They dance to the sound of frevo, but without the rigid choreography. Their swing is known as muganga - according to the dictionary, the same as grimace, mummery, grimace. We never see the grimaces, because they always have their faces covered by beautiful papier-mâché masks, but the mannerisms are many and the dance is always punctuated by funny and very theatrical poses.
The color of the clothes and the contagious rhythm of the frevo make us fall in love with these exotic figures that remotely resemble the Venice Caranval, but play in a deeply Brazilian way.
PHOTOS
TRADICIONAL MUSIC
CHARACTERS
*Click on the character to read about his role in the Samba School.
FLAVORS
The angu is the mixture of cornmeal, water and seasonings to make the mixture more aromatic and flavorful.
The angu tradition arrived in Brazil at the time of the African slaves, it was their main food and spread throughout the country, especially in the northeastern region.
Angu can be made in different ways: soft, with a broth or hard with more ingredients – which is called polenta, also widely consumed throughout the country.
It can be eaten with ground beef, chicken, okra, cheese, corn, sausage and even shimeji!
DEEP INSIDE
Enterview with Lucas Brasileiro da Silva
Papanguarte Group reveler