Folia de Reis Estrela do Oriente (Olaria)
IEPHA-registered Folia de Reis from the Grotinha community of Olaria-MG, with viola, cavaquinho, caixa and pandeiro, palhaços and bandeira, performing Dec 25-Jan 6.
Registered as intangible heritage of Minas Gerais by IEPHA (registration #1483) on Jan 6, 2017; ~10 members
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Other folias de reis
Long-running Companhia de Reis from Olímpia (interior São Paulo), with over 60 years of pilgrimages to devotees of Santos Reis under founding mestre Celso Fernandes.
Companhia de Reis based in the Santa Carina community of São José do Rio Preto, led by mestra Luzia Pinheiro and recognized by the city's heritage protection efforts.
The older of Florínea's two historic Folia de Reis bandeiras, founded 1932 in interior São Paulo and still active alongside Bandeira nº 2.
Sibling Folia de Reis bandeira to nº 1, founded one year later (1933) by José and João Inácio and active for over 90 years in Florínea-SP.
Rural Folia de Reis bandeira in Ourinhos-SP carried for more than four generations in the Ribeirão Grande neighborhood, founded in the late 1800s by Minas Gerais migrants.
Rural Companhia de Reis from the Água das Anhumas neighborhood of Palmital-SP, founded in the late 1950s by the Silva family and still active.