Clóvis Bornay (January 10, 1916 – October 9, 2005) was a Brazilian

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, actor, and maker of Carnival costumes for more than 40 years, which made him famous throughout the nation, and he continues to be honored and the subject at Carnival parades today. He also composed some of the Carnival songs in the 1960s and 1970s and was the costume designer for the Salgueiro parade in 1966; Unidos de Lucas from 1967 to 1969;

GRES Portela The Grêmio Recreativo Escola de Samba Portela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is a decorated, traditional samba school. It was champion of the 2017 Carnival parade and has the highest number of wins in the top-tier Rio parade, with 22 titles in tota ...

in 1969 and 1970, where he won at this carnival for his theme "Legends and Mysteries of the Amazon";

GRES Mocidade Independente de Padre Miguel The Grêmio Recreativo Escola de Samba Mocidade Independente de Padre Miguel is a samba school of the city of Rio de Janeiro, being located on Rua Coronel Tamarindo, in the neighborhood of Padre Miguel. History The Mocidade was founded o ...

in 1972 and 1973; and lastly

Unidos da Tijuca The Grêmio Recreativo Escola de Samba Unidos da Tijuca is a samba school A samba school ( pt, Escola de samba) is a dancing, marching, and drumming (Samba Enredo) club. They practice and often perform in a huge square- compounds ("quadras d ...

in 1973. He was born of

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and Swiss parents in

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, near

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, where he died on October 9, 2005, at age 89. He started designing the 1930s until eventually starting at carnivals.

Filmography

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Carnivals in Brazil 1916 births 2005 deaths Brazilian people of Swiss descent Brazilian people of Spanish descent People from Nova Friburgo Festival directors 20th-century Brazilian people {{Brazil-artist-stub