The mixed Carnival group A Turma da Jaqueira Segurando o Talo (literally: The Jackfruit Tree Gang Holding the Stalk) was created in 1984 by a group of drivers from the Joaquim Nabuco Foundation – Fundaj – who supported the candidacy of lawyer Manoel Cavalcanti de Albuquerque Sá Neto.

Its procession is very similar to the Lenten processions of Cinzas and Fogaréus, common to Recife in the 18th century, bearing the standard (flag) typical of medieval corporations, with its members wearing silk, flannel pants and cords with the badge of the profession.