A maracatu group in the nação (nation) or baque virado style, Maracatu Elefante became popularly known as Maracatu de Dona Santa (Mrs Santa’s Maracatu Group), the group’s most famous queen, whose reign spanned from 1947 to 1962.

The ‘Noite dos Tambores Silenciosos’ (Night of the Silent Drums) is a ceremony of African origins that unites ‘baque-virado maracatu’ nations, from all over the state of Pernambuco, with the purpose of praising the Virgin of the Rosary.