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Viareggio Carnival 1979

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Organization

Organizers: Comitato Carnevale

President: Fausto Maria Liberatore

Floats are constructed in the Hangar in via Marco Polo and parade in Passeggiata (Belvedere delle Maschere).

Dates and Weather

First parade
Sunday 11 february

80.000 viewers

Second parade
Sunday 18 february

100.000 viewers

Third parade
Sunday 25 february

320.000 viewers

Fourth parade
Tuesday 27 february

50.000 viewers

Winners

First class floats: Gli Uffa

Second class floats: Atlas Ufo Robot

Group Masquerades: Atlas Ufo Robot

Rional Floats: Carnevale fra le nuvole

Official Song

Il Carnevale a Viareggio (Su la coppa di champagne) (1921)

Lyrics: L. Maffei
Music: I. Sadun
Interpreti: unknown

Legend
  • ➜ Sunny
  • ➜ Rainy
  • ➜ Windy
  • ➜ Cloudy
  • ➜ Cloudy/sunny
  • ➜ Changeable
  • ➜ Foggy
  • ➜ Sleet
Source: "Enciclopedia del Carnevale di Viareggio" -by Renzo Pieraccini and Alfredo Grossi

First class floats

Title Constructors
1° Gli Uffa Arnaldo Galli
2° 3001 Odissea sulla terra Silvano Avanzini
3° La vacca capitolina Carlo Vannucci (Bocco)
4° L'esca Renato Galli
4° Strani uccelli mascherati Raffaello Giunta
4° Miracolo a Viareggio Nilo Lenci
4° I bimbi di questo mondo Luigi Renato Verlanti
Legend
  • N.D.: Not Available
  • F.C.: Out of Competition
  • P.L.: Elegy Prize
  • N.C.: Not Ranked
  • SQ.: Disqualified
  • P.C.: Consolation Prize
  • P.C.1: Consolation Prize 1
  • P.C.2: Consolation Prize 2
  • RIT.: Retired

Second class floats

Title Constructors
1° Atlas Ufo Robot Davino Barsella, Amedeo Mallegni
2° Barbapapà Giulio Palmerini, Paolo Vincenzo Lazzari
3° Heidi Eros Canova, Sergio Barsella
Legend
  • N.D.: Not Available
  • F.C.: Out of Competition
  • P.L.: Elegy Prize
  • N.C.: Not Ranked
  • SQ.: Disqualified
  • P.C.: Consolation Prize
  • P.C.1: Consolation Prize 1
  • P.C.2: Consolation Prize 2
  • RIT.: Retired

Complex of Mascarons

Title Constructors
F.C. Carnevale e quaresima Allievi Scuola Cartapesta
Legend
  • N.D.: Not Available
  • F.C.: Out of Competition
  • P.L.: Elegy Prize
  • N.C.: Not Ranked
  • SQ.: Disqualified
  • P.C.: Consolation Prize
  • P.C.1: Consolation Prize 1
  • P.C.2: Consolation Prize 2
  • RIT.: Retired

Group Masquerades

Title Constructors
1° Atlas Ufo Robot Davino Barsella, Amedeo Mallegni
2° Barbapapà Angelo Romani, Giovanni Pardini
3° Heidi Guidubaldo Francesconi
Legend
  • N.D.: Not Available
  • F.C.: Out of Competition
  • P.L.: Elegy Prize
  • N.C.: Not Ranked
  • SQ.: Disqualified
  • P.C.: Consolation Prize
  • P.C.1: Consolation Prize 1
  • P.C.2: Consolation Prize 2
  • RIT.: Retired

Rional Floats

Title Constructors
1° Carnevale fra le nuvole Rione Vecchia Viareggio
2° Il paese dei campanelli Rione Marco Polo
3° Fuochi artificiali in Darsena Rione Darsena
3° Mary Poppins Rione Quattro Venti
5° La piccola fiammiferaia Rione Centro
5° Il rientro dei mille Rione Migliarina
5° Carnevale che viene, carnevale che va Rione Mare
5° Carneval valzer Rione Torre del Lago (Carneval Puccini)
F.C. Il giardino dei fiori Rione Migliarina
Legend
  • N.D.: Not Available
  • F.C.: Out of Competition
  • P.L.: Elegy Prize
  • N.C.: Not Ranked
  • SQ.: Disqualified
  • P.C.: Consolation Prize
  • P.C.1: Consolation Prize 1
  • P.C.2: Consolation Prize 2
  • RIT.: Retired

Reminiscent Rional Floats

Title Constructors
F.C. Biancaneve e i sette nani Rione Vecchia Viareggio
Legend
  • N.D.: Not Available
  • F.C.: Out of Competition
  • P.L.: Elegy Prize
  • N.C.: Not Ranked
  • SQ.: Disqualified
  • P.C.: Consolation Prize
  • P.C.1: Consolation Prize 1
  • P.C.2: Consolation Prize 2
  • RIT.: Retired

Opening Mascarons

Title Constructors
F.C. I cavalieri della tavola quadrata Giuseppe Domenici (Beppe)
Legend
  • N.D.: Not Available
  • F.C.: Out of Competition
  • P.L.: Elegy Prize
  • N.C.: Not Ranked
  • SQ.: Disqualified
  • P.C.: Consolation Prize
  • P.C.1: Consolation Prize 1
  • P.C.2: Consolation Prize 2
  • RIT.: Retired

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