Brazil Carnival: Samba Schools
Imperio Serrano- Samba School
Colors: Green & white.

Foundation: March 23 , 1947

President: Jose Marcos da Silva

Carnival Maker: Jeronimo Guimaraes

Location: Madureira, Rio- RJ- Brazil




Imperio Serrano - Samba School
Imperio Serrano is one of the most venerable of all the escolas, referred to as one of the quatro grandes (big four) that have dominated carnaval for 50 years or more. Its percussion section has won the placa (plaque) for best percussion section more than any other school. This samba school has an interesting history, both of its inception, and its sad demotion after one Carnaval parade. (It was one of the two lowest scoring groups in the Special Group, therefore it descended into Grupo A for the 1998 parade.)

G.R.E.S. Imperio Serrano
(Grémio Recreativo Escola de Samba—Social Society Samba School – the official designation of the largest samba schools in Rio) is one of the great schools of Madureira, a neighborhood known to be one of the cradles of samba.