Galo da Madrugada
| Full name | Galo da Madrugada |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Galo |
| Foundation | January 24, 1978 |
| Colors | |
| Symbol | Rooster |
| Location | São José (Recife) |
| President | Enéas Alves Freire |
| 2020 presentation | |
| Title | Xilogravuras no Cordel do Frevo (Woodcut at Frevo's Cordel) |
| Motif | The woodcut and Cordel literature culture of Pernambuco |
| Presentation order | early morning of Saturday of Carnival (4 days before Ash Wednesday) |
| Website | |
| galodamadrugada.com.br | |
Galo da Madrugada (in Portuguese: Dawn's Rooster) is a carnival block from Recife, Brazil. The block was created in 1978 by Enéias Freire. Galos parades every Saturday of carnival at São José (Recife) neighborhood. The main rhythm is the frevo, but other rhythms are also played.
It is named in The Guinness Book of World Records as the biggest carnival parade in the world, considering the number of participants. In 2013, that number was more than 2,500,000 people. Its size is only matched by Cordão da Bola Preta in Rio de Janeiro.
Galo da Madrugada inspired the creation of other blocks throughout Brazil and in other countries, such as Pinto da Madrugada, in Maceió, Sapo da Madrugada, in Amazonas, Galinho de Brasília, in the capital of Brazil and Galo na Neve, in Canada, in addition, the year 2020 marked the debut of Bloco do Galo da Madrugada also in the city of São Paulo.