Monobloco is a Brazilian Carnival ensemble, formed in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in
the year 2000. The project began as a workshop offshoot of the group Pedro Luís
e A Pared, aimed at teaching percussion to individuals without prior musical
experience. This blossomed into an annual tradition where the workshop
participants, along with their instructors, form a 120-member percussion band.
These members perform in the four Fridays preceding Carnival at the Fundição
Progresso in Rio, attracting about four thousand attendees each night. The
group's unique approach involves using traditi...