Vila Isabel Picks 'Torto Arado' as 2027 Carnival Theme

Overview

• Vila Isabel, which announced the choice Wednesday, will take 'Torto Arado' to the avenue with author Itamar Vieira Junior’s public support.
• Carnavalescos Gabriel Haddad and Leonardo Bora, working with researcher Vinícius Natal, will build a samba-enredo that focuses on quilombola struggles and jarê, an African-derived religion from Chapada Diamantina.
• Organizers said the parade will not retell the novel beat for beat, describing a creative translation into the visual and musical language of Carnival.
• They began shaping the concept in 2023 after studying jarê, which they note has not yet been represented on the Marquês de Sapucaí.
• The school is slated to parade fourth on Sunday, February 7, 2027, as interest grows around the prize-winning book, which has sold more than 1 million copies.