Liga Independente das Escolas de Samba do Rio de Janeiro

Liga Independente das Escolas de Samba do Rio de Janeiro

The Liga Independente das Escolas de Samba do Rio de Janeiro - Independent League of the Samba Schools of Rio de Janeiro - or LIESA, is the principal association that organizes the Carnival of the city of Rio de Janeiro.

Disgruntled with the official league, the Associação das Escolas de Samba da Cidade do Rio de Janeiro (AESCRJ), representatives of ten Samba schools, led by bicheiros, helped founding the LIESA in 1984.pt icon [http://www.terra.com.br/istoe/1744/brasil/1744_impunidade_cabeca.htm Impunidade na cabeca] , Istoé, March 5, 2003] They were not in agreement with the state of things in the AESCRJ, where they were a minority and always defeated in deliberations despite the fact they invested the money. Each attempt to improve the commercial success of the Carnival spectacle was being rejected. They formed an independent league, which eventually took over the organisation of the parades of the Rio Carnival. The bicheiro Castor de Andrade was the first president of LIESA.

Each year, the schools promoted by the Grupo de Acesso to the top league of the Special Group become affiliated to LIESA. All other schools are affiliated with the AESCRJ.

In 2007, LIESA experienced one of the worst crisis of its history, with the arrest of various of its leaders, such as Capitão Guimarães and Anísio Abraão David, during Operation Hurricane by the Brazilian Federal Police. A inquiry was installed in the Council of the city of Rio de Janeiro to investigate the accusations of corruption.

One of the charges was that underworld figures fixed the results of Rio de Janeiro's 2007 carnival parade. Press reports suggest that Anísio Abraão David, the honorary president of Beija-Flor that won the competition, used bribes and a hitman to buy and intimidate members of the carnival jury. According to extracts from a federal police report "some individuals who worked as carnival jurors and refused to accept benefits from Anisio were threatened or had their relatives threatened with death if the Beija-Flor school did not win the 2007 carnival". [http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,,2100613,00.html Top criminals fixed Rio carnival result, say police] , The Guardian, June 12, 2007]

On July 14, 2007, a new administration was elected, culminating in the return of Jorge Castanheira as president of the league.

Presidents

*1984-1985: Castor de Andrade
*1985-1987: Anísio Abraão David
*1987-1993: Capitão Guimarães
*1993-1995: Paulo de Almeida
*1995-1997: Jorge Castanheira
*1997-1998: Djalma Arruda
*1998-2001: Luizinho Drummond
*2001-2007: Capitão Guimarães
*2007-2009: Jorge Castanheira

pecial group

For 2008, the parade of the special group will be composed by 12 samba schools:

;Sunday, February 3
#São Clemente
#Porto da Pedra
#Salgueiro
#Portela
#Mangueira
#Viradouro

;Monday, February 4
#Mocidade
#Unidos da Tijuca
#Imperatriz
#Vila Isabel
#Grande Rio
#Beija-Flor

See also

*AESCRJ
*LigaSP
*UGESB
*UCES
*FBES
*samba school

External links

* [http://liesa.globo.com/ Oficial Site]

References


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