Gaviões finish runners-up at São Paulo Carnival, Dragões take third place | OneFootball

Organized by Corinthians, Gaviões da Fiel suffered the runner-up position in the Special Group of the São Paulo Carnival in 2026. The scoring conducted by Liga-SP this Tuesday at Anhembi declared Mocidade Alegre as the grand champion for the 13th time.

The school from the Limão neighborhood won the title with 269.8 points. Gaviões da Fiel came in second place, just one-tenth behind Mocidade, followed by Dragões da Real, an association linked to São Paulo, which scored 269.6 points. Rosas de Ouro (268.4) and Águia de Ouro (268.2) were relegated to the Access Group.

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Gaviões da Fiel, four-time champion of the São Paulo Carnival (1995, 1999, 2002, and 2003), was the fourth school to parade at the Anhembi Sambadrome last Saturday, the second day of presentations. The association's theme was the legacy of indigenous peoples.

Mocidade was the third to perform on the second day of the Special Group. The school paid tribute to actress Léa Garcia. The theme of Dragões, which paraded last Friday, was the story of the indigenous warrior women, the icamiabas.

In total, 14 schools paraded at Anhembi. The scoring was divided into nine criteria, with 36 judges, meaning four for each criterion. The order for reading the scores was: Evolution, Samba-Enredo, Percussion, Theme, Master of Ceremonies and Flag Bearer, Allegory, Front Commission, Harmony, and Costume.

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