Paulo Roberto Barros Braga (born

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, 14 May 1962) is a Brazilian ''carnavalesco'', or carnival planner. He is two-time winner of the samba school title at the Rio Carnival, and has also trained circus artists and army soldiers as performers. He has been compared to Fernando Pinto ( pt) and Arlindo Rodrigues.''Rio, samba e carnaval'' 2006 - Issue 35 - Page 107 "Fernando Pamplona, the forerunner in the field, describes it like this: "There's no question that Paulo Barros was one of the most creative carnival artists in terms of samba schools. He's the Fernando Pinto or Arlindo Rodrigues of today", ."

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