The Liga Independente das Escolas de Samba do Rio de Janeiro (Liesa) will not give credit for this year’s Carnival to Antonia Fontenelle, if requested. The decision was made at the request of Imperatriz Leopoldinense, who was offended after the actress mocked Rosângela Silva’s outfit, Janja, at the opening ceremony of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT), referring to the association.
“This is. This is the old guard of Imperatriz Leopoldinense“, criticized YouTube. After that, one of the followers asked why the comparison was made and the blonde added:” An apathetic school, it does not stink or smell. It’s Empress Leopoldina. Nor is it the old guard of Manguera, Mochedad or Grand Rio.”
Because of the ridicule, the head of Empress Katya Drummond sent a letter to Liesa and He requested that Fontenelle not be invited to take any part in the event. “In light of this, the Empress, founder of LIESA and eight-time champion of the Rio de Janeiro Carnival, today sent a message to the league and the Riotur company, asking those who openly ignore and do not respect the legitimate and ancestral traditions of the festivities are not adopted. carioca, embodied by the components of the old guard “, the school said, on social networks.
To the G1, the president of the league, Jorge Perlegero, said he was “obligated to comply” with the request. “I received an email from Katja Drummond, and as president of a foundation representing 12 samba schools, I have to respond to her co-sister’s request. I can’t stop her from entering the Sambódromo, where she can buy a ticket to the show or invite you to a box, but Antonia can’t have Inelegant attitude towards school.I agree with her, but as Liesa’s boss, I have an obligation to attend [a solicitação]”, Scored.
Liesa posted on its official website a disclaimer note: “The Independent Association of Samba Schools of Rio (LIESA), through its board of directors, repudiates the derogatory comments directed last Sunday, 1, against Imperatriz Leopoldinense and its guardian Velha”.
In the same text, the story of the Empress and her importance to the Carioca carnival was highlighted and the League demanded respect from all its members. Another excerpt from the statement reads: “As the greatest cultural representation of the country before the eyes of the world, carioca celebrations deserve and demand recognition and recognition from their schools and people.”
After a climate with Fontenelle, Imperatriz invites Ganga to walk the runway
In addition to disavowing the comment he made Antonia FontenelleEmpress Leopoldense called the first lady Ganga To parade at Carnival 2023 as godmother to the Old School Guard.
“Following the attacks on the First Lady of Brazil and our association, we are publicly inviting dear @janjalula to parade as our old guard fair carnival at Carnival 2023,” the post reads.
