LONDON SCHOOL OF SAMBA: NHC 2011, "Ze Malandro and the Forty Thieves"



designed by Fred Turka.



The London School of Samba’s presentation for Notting hill carnival 2011 is called the ‘Ze Malandro and the Forty Thieves’ the launch was on the 8th of May, but details on the theme and the designs are available on their website.

The theme is a fantastic one, influenced by stories such as ‘The Arabian Nights’, Sinbad the Sailor Aladdin and Ali-Baba and the forty Thieves, this story according to LSS is

“the tale of Zé Malandro, who, straight from the backstreets of Rio de Janeiro, finds himself lost in a world of exotic spices, colourful silks and Islamic astrology. Intricate geometric patterns, hourglasses and magic lamps lead the imagination to desert sands, oasises , nomads and minarets, viziers, genies in bottles, flying carpets, scimitars, Djinn, beautiful princesses, riddles, and hidden treasure”



Baianas



With 26 years of history in the N.H.C it seems like it was not until the late 1990’s that the samba schools started making a serious impact on the streets of the Notting Hill Carnival now you can’t google Notting Hill Carnival and not see photos of the samba schools dominating at least the top 10 spots in images, like I always said you can’t beat the Brazilians at their own game. The profile of the Samba Schools are undoubtedly on the rise as the creativity and numbers of mas bands seem to be on the decline for various reasons.



Take a look at some the sections, the designs by Marianne & Nicola of Vortex Creates there is much more to their mas than the minimal formula even we are still minimising on.



Comissão de Frente



Indios

Mestre Sala and Porta Bandeira

Last year with their presentation of ‘Gods Myths, and Monsters’, the LSS came second in the Samba School category and 4th overall, and that’s out of 42 bands according to their website, truly a force to reckon with.

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Rio de Janeiro Carnival 2010: some great pictures...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- The extravagant samba parades began in Rio on Sunday night as the city celebrated Carnival. Tourism officials said almost 730,000 visitors arrived in Rio this year for the big party -- a 5 percent increase over last year. It's the first Carnival since Rio was named as host to the 2016 Olympics, and officials have been working hard to show that the city, known for the drug-gang violence that pervades its slums, can safely host major events.

A member of Beija Flor samba school performs on a float during carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, early Monday, Feb.15. An estimated 700,000 foreign tourists are in town to take part, many of them fleeing snowy winter conditions in Europe and the United States. AP / Martin Mejia

Dancers of Portela samba school perform on a float during carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, early Tuesday, Feb. 16. AP / Martin Mejia

Members of Mangueira samba school parade on a float during carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, early Tuesday, Feb. 16. AP / Felipe Dana

Members of Vila Isabel samba school parade during carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, early Tuesday, Feb. 16. AP / Martin Mejia

Thatiana Pagung, queen of the drums' section of Mocidade samba school, dances during the carnival parade at the Sambadrome, in Rio de Janeiro, Monday, Feb. 15. AP / Silvia Izquierdo

Members of Mangueira samba school perform during carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, early Tuesday, Feb. 16. AP / Silvia Izquierdo

Members of Mangueira samba school parade during carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, early Tuesday, Feb. 16. AP / Martin Mejia

Revellerx of the samba school Portela perform during the second night of Rio's famed Carnival, at the Sambodrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Feb. 16. AFP / Getty Images / Vanderlei Almeida

A reveller of the samba school Portela performs during the second night of Rio's famed Carnival, at the Sambodrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Feb. 16. AFP / Getty Images / Vanderlei Almeida

A reveller of the Beija Flor samba school performs at the Sambodrome during the first night of Rio de Janeiro's famed carnival parades on Feb. 15. AFP / Getty Images / Vanderlei Almeida

Members of the Uniao da Ilha do Governador samba school perform atop a float at the Sambodrome, during the first night of Rio de Janeiro's famed carnival parades, in Brazil on Feb. 14. AFP / Getty Images / Vanderlei Almeida

A reveller of the Beija Flor samba school performs at the Sambodrome during the first night of Rio de Janeiro's famed carnival parades on Feb. 15. AFP / Getty Images / Vanderlei Almeida

A reveler performs during the traditional carnival of Barranquilla, Colombia, Sunday, Feb. 14. AP / Christian Escobar Mora

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