ARAYE KONI LU FUN WA JO, BATA-OFO, BATA-
IBANUJE BATA-WAHALA won o ni bo si enu-
onan gbogbo wa, gbogbo eniyan tiko ba yan
Eledua l’odi e bami se ase, toripe INU-
ALAGBAFO KI LE TITI KO BINU OMI. oju-itere
ojulowo
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 ...