yet, the history of this old neighborhood and the courage of its residents can be felt just by walking around the narrow streets and listening to the life of the neighborhood. the composer ismael silva, the samba legend and creator of deixa falar, the very fist samba school in brazil, was born in jurujuba in 1905.

this new idea was so successful to inspire the creation of the samba schools cada ano sai melhor, estação primeira (mangueira), vai como pode (portela), vizinha faladeira and para o ano sai melhor, among others.