In Rio de Janeiro, one of the historic capitals of samba (along with Salavador de Bahia), musicians gathered on a train at the central station. The celebration was inspired by Paulo da Portela’s famous train journey with other samba musicians when they boarded to escape the police amid the repression of the musical genre in the early 20th century.
In Rio de Janeiro, one of the historic capitals of samba (along with Salavador de Bahia), musicians gathered on a train at the central station. The celebration was inspired by Paulo da Portela’s famous train journey with other samba musicians when they boarded to escape the police amid the repression of the musical genre in the early 20th century.