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The carnival fanfare Daughters and Sons of Eve in the Garden of Delights performs, in Carnival Sunday, February 15th, its official procession through the streets of the East Central region of Florianópolis. For the third consecutive year, the parade departs from Howler Center, a bar and cultural center that has supported the group since its creation in January 2023. The gathering is scheduled for 14 PM, with the procession expected to depart at 16 PM.
Composed of women and non-binary people, the group reaffirms its commitment to occupying public space through music, collective celebration, and female empowerment in street Carnival. Their repertoire ranges from traditional carnival songs, samba-reggae, ijexás, sambas, and other genres of Brazilian popular music, with a focus on compositions by women and arrangements created by the band members themselves.
The performance on the 15th continues the Carnival season that began last Sunday, February 1st, when Filhas e Filhes de Eva held a pre-Carnival parade in Lagoa da Conceição. The parade brought together revelers of different ages and was marked by an affectionate occupation of the street, with families, children, and a diverse public accompanying the marching band along the route.
The pre-Carnival celebrations also included a moment to honor the flautist. Catarina KastenCatarina, a member of the group's musical ensemble and a victim of femicide in November 2025, was scheduled to perform with the group during Carnival and was especially excited to do so. Annunciation, by Alceu Valença. In memory of the student, teacher, and amateur musician, the instrumentalists performed the song in a collective performance, playing while crouching, while the banner created for her remained in the center of the procession.
Another highlight of the parade in Lagoa was the participation of the so-called "granddaughters of Eve," children who are being introduced to instruments and dance through the block's activities. The girls' presence in the procession reinforced the pedagogical and symbolic proposal of the Daughters and Daughters of Eve to affirm that women belong to Carnival and can occupy their spaces as musicians, artists, and protagonists from childhood.
Under the musical direction of Eva Figueiredo, clarinetist and saxophonist, the group arrives at Carnival Sunday with a repertoire that includes two works by central figures in Brazilian instrumental music, internationally recognized: "O Ovo," by Hermeto Pascoal, and "Nanã," by Moacir Santos. Among the arrangements presented are... Guinea fig, with arrangement by Paulina Montaldo; Unholy Cow, with arrangement by Lia Pelison; Nana, The egg e Emoriô, with arrangements by Eva Figueiredo; in addition to The City's Corner, Poisonous herb, Oxum e Ragatanga, in arrangements by Gabriela Mafra.
Eva Figueiredo, a doctoral candidate in Music at Udesc, is also one of the creators and conductor of the wind section of the Fanfarra da Ponte. Throughout her career, she has shared the stage with artists such as Teresa Cristina, Ceumar, Tião Carvalho, and Francisco El Hombre, in addition to opening shows for Lenine, João Bosco, and Maria Gadú.
Free and open to the public, the parade on the 15th invites the community to celebrate Carnival with music, diversity, memory and togetherness.
Start: 15/02/2026 14:00
End: 15/02/2026 20:00
Values: free participation.
Photo credit: Paula Carpi Photography / Press Release
