▁this ▁phase , ▁Bah ia ’ s ▁street ▁car nav al ▁was ▁inf used ▁with ▁the ▁gl amour ▁and ▁el it ism ▁propag ated ▁by ▁car nav al ▁clubs , ▁initi ating ▁a ▁slight ▁revers al ▁of ▁the ▁eg al itar ian ▁ideal . ▁ ▁Bah ian ▁car n ival ▁mus icians ▁With ▁the ▁emer gence ▁of ▁new ▁Bah ian ▁talent ▁who ▁continued ▁to ▁popular ize ▁regional ▁rh yth ms , ▁Car nav al ▁became ▁more ▁of ▁an ▁organized ▁affair ▁though ▁it ▁somehow ▁retained ▁its ▁inform ality ▁and ▁cont ag ious ▁sp ont ane ity . ▁The ▁success ▁of ▁Lu iz ▁C ald as , ▁S ara ▁Jane , ▁and ▁Ch icle te ▁com ▁Ban ana , ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁evolution ▁of ▁Il ê ▁A iy ê ▁and ▁the ▁emer gence ▁of ▁Ol od um ▁played ▁a ▁part ▁in ▁transform ing ▁Salvador ’ s ▁Car nav al ▁into ▁the ▁biggest , ▁longest , ▁most ▁it iner ant ▁open - air ▁show ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁The ▁upper ▁and ▁middle ▁classes ▁finally ▁succ um bed ▁to ▁the ▁Car nav al – in sp ired ▁ideal ▁of ▁ra cial ▁harm ony ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁the ▁pre - L ent ▁celebr ation ▁entered ▁a ▁process ▁of ▁irre vers ible ▁deb auch ery . ▁Street ▁car nav al ▁came ▁to ▁represent ▁the ▁collect ive ▁identity ▁of ▁Bah ian ▁Car nav al . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁de cade , ▁Bah ia ' s ▁Car