Carlinhos Salgueiro Takes Over Training of Grande Rio’s Queen Virginia Fonseca

Overview

• Carlinhos announced he will lead a new phase of Fonseca’s preparation after online calls for a change in instruction.
• He was contacted by Fonseca’s production and by Grande Rio to ready her for a mini parade as part of ongoing training toward carnival.
• He says his methodology differs from previous coach Luciene Santinha’s, who handled the first stage of lessons and is not attending his classes.
• Carlinhos identified Fonseca’s main challenge as adapting from a different world and urged determination, dedication and emotional immersion.
• He stated his goal is to stop meme-driven attention and have her recognized for a credible samba performance.