Eva
Founded
in: 1982
Performs on: Sunday, Monday and Tuesday
CIRCUIT: Traditional: Campo Grande
Nº of participants: 3.000
BAND / SINGER: Banda Eva.
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Eva started when some students gathered together at the Old
Airport Road (Estrada Velha do Aeroporto) and decided to participate
in the carnival. This Old Road initials form the name EVA. After
that as a young bloco, with strong own opinions and original
ideas it hás conquered its place in the carnival of Salvador.
Eva was the one that invented the Carro de Apoio, the service
truckm ,and the light Abada instead of the tiring costume. The
biggest AXE (dance rhitms) music bands have performed in EVA.
Durval Lellis, Ricardo Chaves, Ivete Sangalo, Daniela Mercury
are only a few names that have entertained the 150.000 of people.