Dr. Akinwumi Ambode, Gómìnà ìpínlè Èkó se ayeye láti we okò ojú omi tí ó sèsè rà, okò ojú omi náà sì wà fún ìpínlè Èkó, bí ó se so wípé àwon n sisé láti jé kí ìrìnàjò orí omi rorùn fún àwon àkànse isé…
This majestic allegorical float, a viral sensation during the parade, featured Yemoja (Iemanjá) Yemoja was powerfully incorporated because the enredo “Malunga Léa – Rapsódia de uma Deusa Negra” was a heartfelt tribute to the late legendary Brazilian actress Léa Garcia (1930–2023). A pioneering African icon in theater, film, and TV (famous for roles like in Escrava Isaura and her work with Teatro Experimental do Negro). The theme celebrated her as a “deusa negra” (“Black” Goddess): her resilience, ancestral strength, female ...