Galo da Madrugada (in Portuguese: Dawn's Rooster) 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 ...

from

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Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

. The block was created in 1978 by Enéias Freire. Galos parades every Saturday of carnival at neighborhood. The main rhythm is the ''

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'', but other rhythms are also played. It is named in ''

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'' as the biggest carnival parade in the world, considering the number of participants. In 2013, that number was more than 2,500,000 people. Its size is only matched by Cordão da Bola Preta in

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''Hino do Galo'' - Hymn of Galo

''Ei pessoal, vem moçada''
''Carnaval começa no Galo da Madrugada''
''Ei pessoal, vem moçada''
''Carnaval começa no Galo da Madrugada'' ''A manhã já vem surgindo''
''O sol clareia a cidade com seus raios de cristal''
''E o Galo da Madrugada''
''Já está na rua, saudando o Carnaval'' ''Ei pessoal''... ''As donzelas estão dormindo''
''As flores recebendo o orvalho matinal''
''E o Galo da Madrugada''
''Já está na rua, saudando o Carnaval'' ''Ei pessoal''... ''O Galo também é de briga''
''As esporas afiadas, e a crista é coral''
''E o Galo da Madrugada''
''Já está na rua, saudando o Carnaval''

References

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