{"id":82703,"date":"2026-02-11T17:44:46","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T20:44:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/?p=82703"},"modified":"2026-02-16T15:46:59","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T18:46:59","slug":"in-serrinha-favela-kids-make-things-happen-community-project-mulecada-que-agita-continues-the-legacy-of-generations-of-sambistas-and-jongueiros-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/?p=82703","title":{"rendered":"In Serrinha Favela, Kids Make Things Happen! Community Project ‘Mulecada Que Agita’ Continues the Legacy of Generations of Sambistas and Jongueiros [INTERVIEW]"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Some of the students from the Mulecada que Agita project (roughly, \u201cKids Who Make Things Happen\u201d) at Casa do Jongo da Serrinha, in Madureira, Rio\u2019s North Zone. Photo: Rhuan Gon\u00e7alves<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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This 2026 Rio de Janeiro carnival, RioOnWatch paid a visit to the traditional, century-old Serrinha<\/a> favela to get to know the Mulecada Que Agita<\/a> project by interviewing its founders and members. This report begins by gently stepping onto this sacred ground<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Halfway through 2017, through the initiative of musician Jorge Quininho<\/a>, 45, Mulecada Que Agita<\/a> (roughly, \u201cKids Who Make Things Happen\u201d) was founded\u2014a socio-musical project<\/a> that operates out of the Jongo House<\/a> in the Serrinha favela, in Madureira<\/a>, in Rio de Janeiro’s North Zone<\/a>. Training children ensures the continuity of the musical legacy initiated by Imp\u00e9rio do Futuro<\/a>, the first children\u2019s samba school<\/a>, rooted in the community.<\/p>\n