Abstract
In 1998 the carioca School of Samba “União da Ilha”, In occasion of the great Carnival parades in Rio de Janeiro, dedicated to Pierre Fatumbi Verger a whole bloco (group of costumes/masks) with the title “Fatumbi, a Ilha de Todos os Santos”. The bloco began with this presentation:
“It’s the deserved homage
that the União da Ilha
offers to the Bahian-African-French Pierre Fatumbi Verger Oju Obà”
The presentation was signed in Bahia by a group of distinguished personalities: Jorge Amado, Carybé, Dorival Caymmi, Estela de Oxossi, Ilê do Axé Opô Afonjà, Balbino do Ilê Agaujù. During the parade, the participants sang and danced a samba enredo entitled “Fatumbi, a Ilha de Todos os Santos”, composed for the occasion by Almir da Ilha, Mauricio 100 e Marcio André:
