Estandarte de Ouro results

Results are in from O Globo's prestigious "Estandarte de Ouro" awards. (These aren't the official LIESA results - it's just an unofficial set of prizes given independently of LIESA, but it's quite prestigious and is very much a big deal for the winner. It also includes some categories that LIESA does not judge, like best ala and best passista.)

Best Grupo Especial escola: Unidos da Tijuca! (yay!)
Best Grupo de Acesso escola: Estácio de Sá (interesting!)
Best enredo (theme): Vila Isabel (this was the Noel Rosa theme)
Best bateria: Portela! Whaddya know.
Best samba (song) of Grupo Especial: Imperatriz
Best samba of Grupo de Acesso: Império da Tijuca
Best baianas: Salgueiro
Best ala: "Bloco Faz Vergonha", of Vila Isabel. I don't know which bloco this was.
Best porta-bandeira: Ruth of Vila Isabel
Best mestre-sala: Julinho of Vila Isabel
Best singer: Ito Melodia, of União da Ilha
Best male passista (samba dancer): Fábio of Mangueira
Best female passista: Tina of Mocidade
Best commisão de frente (dance group): Unidos da Tijuca (this was the magician dancers who
kept magically changing clothes). O Globo's got a video of this dance online - select "O segredo da commisao de frente da Unidos da Tijuca" (I can't past the direct link in for some reason, sorry)
"Revelation" (most impressive debut): Daniel, second mestre-sala of Salgueiro
"Personality" (most charismatic/fascinating/beloved performer): Tia Nadir of Beija-Flor - she is 93 years old, the oldest baiana in the escola, and is one of the original founders of Beija-Flor.