Beija-Flor float lights a fire before entering Sapucaí | Carnival 2023 in Rio de Janeiro

Shortly before Beija-Flor de Nilópolis entered Sapucaí, still in frame, on Avenida Presidente Vargas, The shooting of a buoy sparked moments of intense tensionMonday night (20).

The fire reached the top of the allegory, where there was a silhouetted man. Firefighters on standby at Sambódromo were soon able to bring the fire under control, spraying water with a hose.

The highlight near the fire was Edson Gouveia, who has been parading since 2017 in Beija-Flor. He was not injured, he was transported safely.

Soon after, he returned to the car to follow the show to the end.

When the car got into Sapucaí, there was a lot of applause in Sector 1.

The platform in which the distinction was made had two effects: Cold smoke and firewhich formed sparksReaching the splendor of an Avatar made of nylon faux feathers.

The Rio de Janeiro State Military Fire Brigade stated, in a statement, that the outbreak “was immediately extinguished by the team of soldiers who carried out prevention operations in the area where the samboderomo was concentrated” and that no one was hurt.

The text reads: “As a precaution, firefighters monitored the float along the Marquis de Sapucay’s path.”