Samba School Perola Negra Prepares to Seek for Carnival First Division Comeback

SAO PAULO, BRAZIL - JANUARY 31: A member of Perola Negra school samba works on an allegory at Perola Negra "barracão" headquarters on January 31, 2023 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. After being relegated to second division (known as Access group) in 2020, Perola Negra samba school will seek for promotion this year at Anhembi Sambodrome. It is one of the most traditional samba schools in Sao Paulo, with over 2,000 revelers. For most of them, carnival starts months before the first parade and involves rehearsals, custom design and construction of floats. The carnival in Sao Paulo consists of four days of parades and a total of 34 samba schools gathering 30,000 participants attracting an audience of over 110,000 spectators. (Photo by Alexandre Schneider/Getty Images)