The inverted mirror: impressions from the State of Pernambuco of the samba schools carnival of Rio de Janeiro/O espelho invertido: impressoes pernambucanas sobre o carnaval das escolas de samba do rio de janeiro

In this article I systematize the impressions made by the leaders of samba schools of Recife about the samba schools of Rio de Janeiro. The aim is to explore the social imaginary of these groups of Pernambuco in its relation to the "ideal model" of carnival, assuming that the elaboration of images about the other also denounces the construction of a self-image. SAMBA SCHOOL, SOCIAL REPRESENTATIONS, CARNIVAL. Neste artigo sistematizo as impressoes produzidas pelas liderancas das escolas de samba do Recife acerca das cariocas. O intuito e explorar o imaginario social pernambucano em sua relacao com o "modelo ideal" de carnaval, pensando que a elaboracao de imagens sobre o outro tambem evidencia a construcao da autoimagem. ESCOLAS DE SAMBA, CARNAVAL, REPRESENTACOES SOCIAIS.