Estandarte de Ouro awards are out

O Globo has released the list of winners of the Estandarte de Ouro awards. These are not the official LIESA scores, but are awarded by O Globo's own jury. They cover more categories, too - it's only here that the passistas and baianas get any attention. Unidos da Tijuca won overall; and Mocidade racked up the most prizes, 5!

Winners of the Estandarte de Ouro for the 2008 Carnaval:

Best Escola of Grupo Especial - Unidos da Tijuca

Best Escola of Grupo A - Império Serrano (yeah!!!)

Best Samba - Imperatriz

Best Enredo - Imperatriz

Best Samba of Grupo A - Cubango

Best Singer - Bruno Ribas of Mocidade

Best Comissão de Frente (dance group) - Mocidade

Best Porta-Bandeira (flag-bearer) - Ana Paula of Porta da Pedra

Best Mestre-Sala - Rogerinho of Mocidade

Best Male Passista (dancer) - Evandro of Mocidade

Best Female Passista - Ana Paula of Portela

Best Ala (parade section) - "The Radio Era" ala of Salgueiro

Best Bateria - Salgueiro!!!!
Didn't I tell everybody that that was my favorite bateria that I heard in January!!! See!!!

Best ala of baianas - Mocidade

I've never been quite sure what these last 2 categories are all about, but they're both mestres this year. Anybody who knows more, please explain:
Revelação (biggest revelation?) - Mestre Marcone of Imperatriz
Personalidade (most interesting personality?) - Mestre Louro of Porto da Pedra