for an agremiação (group) to be officially recognized as a samba school, it has to parade in front of the aescrj, showing that it posseses the basic requirements of a samba school, such a statue and an allegory.

if approved, the new samba school will parade along estrada intendente magalhães with other samba schools of group d.

the worse performing among the schools of group d will lose the title of samba school, and wont be able to parade for the next two years - and only after re-applying for status and getting approval by the aescrj.