after avenida presidente vargas, named for the man who envisioned it, was christened in 1944, the samba parade began to utilize it for its space and central location - it was in this period that the parade began to take the form that it maintains to this day.

in 1961 it had become so popular, that paid admission for spectators was required for the first time, and 1963 was the first year that the parade began in the candelária area, at the far east end of the avenue, as opposed to the intersection at avenida rio branco.