Império Serrano

The G.R.E.S. Império Serrano, nine-time winner of the official Carnaval contest of the city of Rio de Janeiro (1948-1951, 1955-1956, 1960, 1972, 1982), was founded in the Morro da Serrinha (Serrinha Hill), in the Madureira borough. Its history began with Francisco Zacarias de Oliveira, who lived in the Serrinha Hill. Extremely well connected with his community, he used to organize blocos that counted on the participation of the entire neighborhood, such as the Borboleta Amorosa, the Bloco da Lua, the Primeiro Nós, the Três Jacarés, and Baianinhos da Rua Operário. In 1928, Alf...