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Banda Glória, founded and directed by Marcos Canduta in Brazil, performs historically informed interpretations of Brazilian Carnival music spanning multiple eras and traditions. The ensemble's repertoire encompasses courtly pre-Lenten music, traditional marchinhas, sambas-enredo, frevo, axé, and afoxé compositions. Their performances trace Carnival's evolution from elite celebrations to street festivals, with particular focus on working-class and Afro-Brazilian musical contributions. The group maintains performance residencies at Blue Note São Paulo and collaborates with Bona Casa de Música for cultural programming. Their concert format combines live musical performances with ethnomusicological context about Brazilian Carnival traditions. These programs explore how different social classes and cultural groups shaped Brazil's carnival celebrations over time. Banda Glória's work documents the musical development of Brazilian Carnival as both a religious observance and secular festival. Their performances highlight specific regional variations in carnival music across Brazil's diverse communities. The ensemble specializes in demonstrating how carnival traditions reflect broader patterns in Brazilian social history and national identity formation.