"Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who rose from rural poverty to become his country's first working class president, is to receive an unprecedented tribute at the opening night of Rio's annual carnival procession on Sunday. The samba school behind the homage Academicos de Niteroi has built its 2026 parade around President Lula's extraordinary eight-decade life: from his deprived childhood in Brazil's arid north-east, to his struggles as a boot polisher and factory worker in industrial Sao Paulo, to his three presidential terms"
"During the procession, samba dancers wearing mortarboards and clutching university diplomas will represent Lula's efforts to democratize higher education. Real-life victims of Brazil's military dictatorship and their descendants will symbolize Lula's defense of democracy itself during Jair Bolsonaro's 2022 rightwing coup attempt. The towering effigy of Lula, taller than the Great Sphinx of Giza, will follow thousands of sambistas through Rio's packed Sambadrome."
Academicos de Niteroi has built its 2026 Rio carnival parade around the eight-decade life of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. A 22-metre metal effigy of Lula will lead the procession. The parade traces Lula's journey from a deprived childhood in Brazil's arid north-east to work as a boot polisher and factory worker in Sao Paulo and his three presidential terms. Samba dancers wearing mortarboards and clutching diplomas will represent efforts to democratize higher education. Real-life victims of the military dictatorship and descendants will symbolize defense of democracy during Jair Bolsonaro's 2022 coup attempt. The parade celebrates campaigns against food insecurity.
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