A São Paulo samba school whose songs fuel both carnival parades and football stadiums.
For their carnival side, try 'Poropopo.' For the football energy, 'Bando de Louco' captures that stadium-ready samba.
Gaviões Da Fiel has been writing samba-enredos since 1957, creating the soundtrack for São Paulo's carnival while also becoming the unofficial voice of Corinthians supporters. Songs like 'Poropopo' and 'Dá-Lê Dá-Lê Corinthians' blur the line between parade music and football chants. Their 1999 entry 'O Príncipe Encoberto ou a Busca de Dom Sebastião na Ilha de São Luís do Maranhão' shows how they treat historical themes with the same energy as stadium anthems.
They formed in 1957 as a traditional samba school, creating elaborate theme songs for annual carnival parades. Over decades, their identity became intertwined with Corinthians football club, with songs like 'Coração Corinthiano' serving dual purposes. More recent compositions have occasionally sparked discussion when touching on religious subjects within carnival's expressive tradition.
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