each year the group dresses in various costumes and, as an example, 2013 saw them sporting a number of samurai outfits, symbolizing brazil's fight against dengue fever - acrobatics and impressive dance moves also thrill the crowds, none of whom are disappointed.

a percussion orchestra consisting of 80 musicians, together with over 50 dancers, and 20 circus artists make up the block and it is subsequently one of the largest at rio carnival.