Rhuan Gonçalves is a native of Macaé, a city in the north of Rio de Janeiro state. He holds a degree in History from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio) and is director and producer of the documentary “Menino de 47 Vai a Campo”, about the founding of the professional football team of the Império Serrano Samba School. He is a photographer for the Imagens do Povo Collective, linked to the Favelas Observatory, located in the favelas of Maré, and a percussionist for samba schools Império Serrano, Estação Primeira de Mangueira and Acadêmicos de Vigário Geral.
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Rio Carnival 2025: Mangueira Samba School Exalts ‘Pride in Being from the Favela’ While Telling the Story of the Bantu Peoples [INTERVIEW]
Clique aqui para Português Rio de Janeiro’s 2025 Carnival is here, celebrating a people increasingly proud of themselves and their history. Of the 12 samba schools in the Special Group, only two—Mocidade and Vila Isabel—will […]
