Unidos de Padre Miguel: Egbé Iyá Nassô
Unidos de Padre Miguel promises to thrill the audience at Carnival 2025 with the theme "Egbé Iyá Nassô",, developed by carnival designers Alexandre Louzada and Lucas Milato. The school from Vila Vintém will pay a grand tribute to Iyá Nassô, a central figure in the history of Candomblé in Brazil. The parade will tell her story from Oyó, in Africa, to her arrival in Salvador, where she founded Ilê Axé Iyá Nassô Oká, better known as Casa Branca do Engenho Velho, considered the birthplace of the Afro-Brazilian faith.
With red and white in reverence to Xangô, UPM will bring to the avenue the black resistance and feminine power of the ialorixás, who perpetuated a legacy of struggle and spirituality. The school will exalt the ancestral Axé that sprouted in Bahia and spread throughout Brazil, giving rise to temples such as Gantois and Axé Opô Afonjá. Under the strong singing of the community and the beating of the drums, Unidos reaffirms its identity and promises a show of faith, culture and emotion.
Excerpt from the samba-enredo:
Awurê Obá kaô! Awurê Obá kaô!
Vila Vintém é terra de macumbeiro!
No meu Egbé governado por mulher
Iyá Nassô é rainha do candomblé!...
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