Zé Pereira dos Lacaios is a carnival block from
Ouro Preto
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,
Brazil
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. Founded in 1867, it is one of the oldest carnival block in the country which is still active.
History
The
Portuguese shoemaker
Shoemaking is the process of making footwear.
Originally, shoes were made one at a time by hand, often by groups of shoemakers, or '' cordwainers'' (sometimes misidentified as cobblers, who repair shoes rather than make them). In the 18th cen ...
José Nogueira Paredes paraded at the first day of the 1846 carnival in the center of
Rio de Janeiro
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. His block gained attention from enthusiasts, musicians and organizers for the carnival proceedings.
José relocated to
Ouro Preto
Ouro Preto (, ), formerly Vila Rica (, ), is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The city, a former Brazilian Gold Rush, colonial mining town located in the Serra do Espinhaço mountains, was designated a ...
in 1867 to work at the local Governor's palace (the city was then the capital of
Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais () is one of the 27 federative units of Brazil, being the fourth largest state by area and the second largest in number of inhabitants with a population of 20,539,989 according to the 2022 Brazilian census, 2022 census. Located in ...
). Together with other workers from the palace, he created the block "Zé Pereira Clube dos Lacaios".
The block
The use of
smoking jackets,
top hats
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and lanterns is a characteristic of the block since its inception.
Another characteristic are the
gigantones. The first three where the characters Catitão, Baiana and Benedito. Later other gigantones were added, such as Tiradentes, Jair Boêmio and Sinhá Olímpia.
See also
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References
Brazilian Carnival
Parades in Brazil
1867 establishments in Brazil
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