It is not true that Salguero worshiped Satan with a satanic sculpture at the military parade last Sunday (19) at the Marquês de Sapucaí.
The image circulating on the Internet, which has caused disgust among Christians on social networks, only shows a carving of Satan, when in fact it is just part of an allegory representing good against evil. In it, as you can see in other photos and videos, the figure of São Miguel Archangel appears on top of the car, wielding a sword, to subdue the devil.
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Salgueiro’s book Open Wing—a publication explaining all parts of the parades and published by all samba schools—details the parade.
“This symbol represents a great cathedral, a place where we confess our sins in search of relief and forgiveness. Human imperfections are neglected, represented by sins in the wings of the sector, and the great figure of the devil who tries to desecrate the temple, taking it for himself. From the top of the sanctuary looms São Miguel, proud And brave to defeat the wild beast that invades the Holy Land,” says the text, which can be read in full here.
In the image below, the image with the complete symbol: it is possible to see São Miguel Archangel at the top, with wings, and the satanic figure at the bottom, with black wings and horns.
The Acervo Sapucaí Twitter profile ran a comparison to expose the difference between the image that went viral and the full image:
After Saljiro’s parade, the image of the Satan statue went viral on social networks and messaging apps as if it were a “cult” image. Digital influencer Fly (formerly BBB), with 7.5 million followers on Instagram, said that “art and culture” are used to “praise and worship Satan.”
After alerting netizens about the context of the allegory, Fly explained herself in an apologetic tone.
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“I did not try to identify the plot and now I went to discover it and saw that it is a battle between good and evil, and that Capirotto is losing. I just saw that image that everyone started spreading. When I saw it, I thought it was very powerful because the ‘thing’ represents evil,” he posted.
Salguero was the fifth school to parade on Carnival Sunday, with the plot “Delírios de um Paraíso Vermelho”, signed by Carnival designer Edson Pereira.
