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Today we will talk about one of the most charming Goddesses of Brazilian Carnaval; Drum Queen Fabia Borges. Fabia´s relationship with Brazil´s Carnaval is probably one of the oldest amongst Carnival Muses since her mother called Juju Maravilha, was a respected samba-school Flag Bearer – porta-bandeira for Unidos da Tijuca Samba School (a traditional samba-school in Rio.) The Muse started to parade when she was only 5 years old, dancing samba in the kids section of the Nilopolis based samba-school Beija-Flor, her mother’s first Samba-School. Then, her mother Juju Maravilha, was invited to become the Flag-Bearer ( Porta Bandeira) for Unidos da Tijuca Samba School, and the beauty also joined the traditional samba-school. Continue reading »
