Palhaços & Personagens da Folia de Reis do Estado do Rio

Abstract

This “folguedo”, called “Folia de Reis”, cellebrated in Rio de Janeiro presents
through “its ritual form” images and drawings that create a paradox between the
sacred and the profane. Watching the images of its costumes. Through a semiologic
analyses we’re going to be able to understand the players’ and clowns’ uniforms, its
importance to build up the visual context of the group