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GRES Estação Primeira de Mangueira

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

GRES Estação Primeira de Mangueira

Grêmio Recreativo Escola de Samba Estação Primeira de Mangueira, or simply Mangueira, is a samba school in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The school was founded on April 28, 1928, by Carlos Cachaça, Cartola, Zé Espinguela, among others. It is located in the Mangueira neighborhood, near the neighborhood of

Maracanã. Mangueira is one of the most traditional samba schools in Brazil. It has won the Rio de Janeiro Carnaval competition 20 times, second only to Portela (samba school) (with 22 victories). It has been runner up another 20 times.

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