São Clemente and Barroca Zona Sul present 2027 Carnival themes
São Clemente announced that social scientist and carnival researcher Bianca Behrends will serve as its enredista for the 2027 Rio de Janeiro Carnival. Behrends, a specialist in public policy and Brazilian popular culture, has won eight carnival titles and three runner‑up positions with Beija‑Flor and has also worked as a juror and mentor in Uruguay, Belo Horizonte, Brasília and Rio Grande do Sul.
In São Paulo, the Barroca Zona Sul samba school will showcase its 2027 Grupo Especial samba‑enredo "Elekô Obá Xirê" on the third parade of the first night (5 February). The piece is authored by carnavalesco Pedro Alexandre, known as Magoo, together with a team of composers that includes Thiago Meiners, Claudio Mattos, Sukata, Morganti, Fernando Negão, among others. The school will preview the song at a community feijoada on Sunday before the official debut at the Anhembi Sambadrome.