Galo da Madrugada

Galo da Madrugada
Full nameGalo da Madrugada
Nickname(s)Galo
FoundationJanuary 24, 1978; 46 years ago (1978-01-24)
Colors     
SymbolRooster
LocationSão José (Recife) [pt]
PresidentEnéas Alves Freire
2020 presentation
TitleXilogravuras no Cordel do Frevo
(Woodcut at Frevo's Cordel[1])
MotifThe woodcut and Cordel literature culture of Pernambuco
Presentation orderearly morning of Saturday of Carnival (4 days before Ash Wednesday)
Website
galodamadrugada.com.br

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 São José (Recife) [pt] neighborhood. The main rhythm is the frevo, but other rhythms are also played.

It is named in The Guinness Book of World Records as the biggest carnival parade in the world, considering the number of participants.[2] In 2013, that number was more than 2,500,000 people.[3] Its size is only matched by Cordão da Bola Preta in Rio de Janeiro.[4]

Galo da Madrugada inspired the creation of other blocks throughout Brazil and in other countries,[5] such as Pinto da Madrugada, in Maceió, Sapo da Madrugada, in Amazonas, Galinho de Brasília, in the capital of Brazil and Galo na Neve, in Canada,[6] in addition, the year 2020 marked the debut of Bloco do Galo da Madrugada also in the city of São Paulo.[7]

  1. ^ "Galo da Madrugada - Tema" [Galo da Madrugada - Theme] (in Portuguese). Galo da Madrugada official website. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
  2. ^ "Millions dancing at Brazil's Carnival". The Newcastle Herald. 2019-03-03. Retrieved 2019-04-03.
  3. ^ Angela Lacerda (2013-02-11). "Galo da Madrugada: público estimado de 2.5 milhões de pessoas" [Galo da Madrugada: attendance estimate of 2,5 million people] (in Portuguese). O Estado de São Paulo. Retrieved 2019-04-03.
  4. ^ Patrícia Britto (2012-02-12). "2015 Carnival: Galo da Madrugada and Bola Preta Compete for Number One Title". Folha de São Paulo. Retrieved 2019-04-03.
  5. ^ Repórter Nacional (2018-02-09). "Galo da Madrugada é inspiração para outros blocos Brasil afora". EBC. Retrieved 2020-02-22.
  6. ^ "Galo da Madrugada já está pronto para encantar o Brasil neste sábado de Carnaval". ricardoantunes.com.br. 2020-02-21. Retrieved 2020-02-22.
  7. ^ Gustavo Krause (2020-02-16). "O Galo da Madrugada e o reino do pernambucarnaval". veja.abril.com.br. Retrieved 2020-02-22.