Cordão da Bola Preta (), shortly ''Bola Preta'', is a

carnival block Carnival blocks, carnaval blocos or blocos de rua are street bands that mobilize crowds on the streets and are the main popular expression of Brazilian Carnival. These parades fall under the term "street carnival", and happen during a period of ab ...

that parades every carnival Saturday in Rio de Janeiro,

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. Bola Preta was founded in 1918. The main rhythm is ''

marchinha Marchinha (, also called "marchinha de carnaval", "marchinha carnavalesca" or "marcha carnavalesca) is one of several genres of music typical of Brazilian Carnival in Rio de Janeiro and Southeast Region of Brazil. The other main carnival genres ar ...

'', but several other rhythms are also played. The block attracts more than a million of followers every year. In 2013, that number was more than 2,500,000 people. Its size is only matched by

Galo da Madrugada 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 neighborhood. The main rhythm is the ''frevo'', but other r ...

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