the samba enredo (samba plot) is a generally lengthy and complex music, associated with the dance presentation which goes along with it, conceived with the carnival parades in mind.

these types of music and the joy-ridden lyrics helped to immortalize a stereotypical figure of the carioca culture: the 'malandro' (scoundrel).

a man from the ghettos or the slums, he is seen as trickster, a thrifty and clever man who lives on the edge of the law - a malandro is always very well-dressed, always wearing a black shirt with white stripes or a striped tank top, white pants, black and white shoes, red accessories, has a knife on his pocket and a panama hat over his head.