São Clemente

São Clemente won the access group parade in 2010 and will be parading in the special group next year

São Clemente is one of the big 12 of the Independent Samba School League and what is distinct about it is that this Rio's South Side founded school approaches the city of Rio de Janeiro, its Carnival and their issues with a good-humoured twist. Its nonchalance combined with samba themes in the parade exhibit the Brazilian way of life. Daring, critical, cheeky, etc. are some of the adjectives that best describe its performances.

History

São Clemente samba school in Rio de Janeiro was conceived and founded by Ivo da Rocha Gomes, Ailton Teixeira and John Marino in 1961. It originated in a soccer club from Botafogo and later broke away to form a Carnival group in the 1950s. Earlier, the parades were held in São Clemente streets of Botafogo. Some of its initial themes included a trilogy on the city of Rio, a plot praising the wealth of Brazil, the legends of Brazil and so on. It was in 1964 that São Clemente won its first title at the Rio Carnival.

Identity

The colors black and yellow were chosen after one of the founders attended a football match and really liked the color combination of uniform of one of the teams, and decided to replace the colors of the GRES São Clemente with black and yellow.

Performance

Over the years São Clemente’s carnival parade at the Sambadrome has become famous for themes laden with good humor and sarcastic criticism on different subjects. Its exhibits have featured participants and scenarios of society and it has come to be defined as a samba school concerned with the problems of the Brazilian people. For example, in 1984 São Clemente’s Carnival parade presented a theme referring to the chaos and violence of Rio's road traffic. It’s following year, it created an entertaining spoof about the major problem of the housing deficit in Brazil.

Play the samba school São Clemente 2012 theme song

Samba Enredo 2012 (Lyrics)

“Uma aventura musical na Sapucaí”

Authors: Ricardo Góes, Vânia, Serginho Machado, FM, Marcos Antunes, Grey, Guguinha, e Flavinho Segal.

Prepare o seu coração
É pura emoção
A sirene acabou de tocar(u-lá-lá)  
A orquestra começou
E entoou o meu cantar
Um violino anuncia                                     
Vem viajar na magia                                        
Do meu cabaré, com samba no pé
Vem exibir, pode aplaudir
Será que é sonho meu?
"Sucesso aqui vou eu"

Põe a máscara pra mim
Vem comigo a hora é esta
Não sei viver sem você
És o artista, faz a nossa festa

De tudo aconteceu                                          
Puxa! Aqui paris é avenida
Hoje o malandro sou eu                               
Vi a tristeza feliz da vida
Dei um susto o fantasma sumiu(búuu)                     
Sou irreverente
Se o samba empolgou, virou carnaval
Nossa aventura musical
Noviça dançou, ao som da canção  
E conquistou meu   coração

Tem bububu no bobobó
Sem sassarico é o “ó”
Bumbum de fora, pernas pro ar
Bravo !!! A São Clemente vai passar