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Grande Família, one of the oldest and most traditional samba schools in Manaus, has its headquarters on Rua Careiro, in the São José I neighborhood. Its symbol is a rooster and its characteristic colors are red and white. The school's history began on March 19, 1986, when Jorge Walter Barroso, known as Jorginho, had a flat tire near Jaqueirão, an old bar frequented by samba dancers in Praça 14 de Janeiro. After some lively conversations, Jorginho became interested in samba and decided to take this passion to the São José neighborhood, in the East Zone, where he founded the A Grande Família block. The group, which was initially a small carnival event, gained prominence at the Manaus Carnival in 1994, when it was invited by the Associação do Grupo Especial das Escolas de Samba de Manaus (AGEESMA) to open the Grupo Especial parade with a plot inspired by the Legend of Guarana.
