The União das Escolas de Samba de São Paulo – Union of the Samba Schools of São Paulo – or UESP is an entity that organizes the parades of the
Carnival of São Paulo
The Carnival of São Paulo () is a major Brazilian Carnival. It features a parade of Samba schools and takes place in the Anhembi Sambadrome of São Paulo on the Friday and Saturday night of the week of Carnival.
It is currently considered one o ...
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SP, Brazil.
It was created in 1973 when the
samba school
A samba school () is a dancing, marching, and drumming (Samba Enredo) club. They practice and often perform in a huge square-Compound (enclosure), compounds ("quadras de samba") and are devoted to practicing and exhibiting samba, an Afro-Brazili ...
s obtained their recognition, because in that epoch the entity helped councils to regularize their statutes, professionalizing the parades.
Nowadays the entity counts on 68 other carnivalesque entities, among
samba schools
A samba school () is a dancing, marching, and drumming (Samba Enredo) club. They practice and often perform in a huge square- compounds ("quadras de samba") and are devoted to practicing and exhibiting samba, an Afro-Brazilian dance and drumming ...
, schools of inferior divisions, and carnivalesque
blocos
Carnival blocks, carnaval blocos or blocos de rua are street bands that mobilize crowds on the streets and are the main popular expression of Brazilian Carnival. These parades fall under the term "street carnival", and happen during a period of ab ...
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Presidents
Grupo Especial de Bairro
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Sunday
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Flor de Vila Dalila
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Acadêmicos de São Jorge
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Unidos de São Miguel
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Boêmios da Vila
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Imperatriz da Sul
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União Imperial
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Monday
Monday is the day of the week that takes place between Sunday and Tuesday. According to the International Organization for Standardization's ISO 8601 standard, it is the first day of the week.
Names
The names of the day of the week were co ...
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TUP
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Imperatriz da Paulicéia
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União Independente da Zona Sul
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Combinados de Sapopemba
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Unidos do Vale Encantado
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Unidos de Guaianases
Grupo 1 de Bairro
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Sunday
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Lavapés
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Os Bambas
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Mocidade Robruense
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Em Cima da Hora Paulistana
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Raízes
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Príncipe Negro
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Monday
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Prova de Fogo
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Império Lapeano
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Isso Memo
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União de Vila Albertina
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Flor de Liz
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Unidos de São Lucas
Grupo 2 de Bairro
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Saturday
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Filhos do Zaire
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Acadêmicos do Ipiranga
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Explosão Zona Norte
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Saudosa Maloca
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Só Vou Se Você For
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Estação Invernada
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Passo de Ouro
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Cacique do Parque
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Império Real
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Cabeções de Vila Prudente
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Dragões de Vila Alpina
Grupo 3 de Bairro
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Sunday
Sunday (Latin: ''dies solis'' meaning "day of the sun") is the day of the week between Saturday and Monday. Sunday is a Christian sabbath, day of rest in most Western countries and a part of the Workweek and weekend, weekend. In some Middle Ea ...
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Locomotiva Piritubana
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Unidos do Jardim Primavera
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Acadêmicos de Campo Limpo
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Sunday
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Folha Verde
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Unidos do Jaçanã
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Imperial da Vila Penteado
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Império do Samba
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Monday
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Estrela Cadente
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Raízes da Vila Prudente
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Primeira da Aclimação
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Iracema Meu Grande Amor
External links
Official website
São Paulo Carnival
Samba schools of São Paulo
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