ande ir antes ) ▁and ▁Tro f é u ▁Bah ia ▁Fol ia ▁( R ede ▁Bah ia ▁de ▁Tele vis ão ). ▁C ategories ▁vary ▁between ▁the ▁events . ▁Common ▁ones ▁include ▁best ▁artist , ▁best ▁new ▁artist , ▁best ▁blo co ▁and ▁best ▁song ▁( cons ider ed ▁the ▁most ▁pr estig ious ). ▁ ▁Car n ival ▁b loc os ▁▁ ▁Meanwhile , ▁the ▁car nav al ▁b loc os ▁began ▁to ▁evol ve ▁and ▁branch ▁out ▁into ▁various ▁curr ents ▁of ▁a est h etic , ▁musical , ▁and ▁even ▁religious ▁manifest ations . ▁ ▁While ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁a fox és ▁brought ▁their ▁Af ro - B raz ilian ▁religious ▁cosm ology ▁to ▁the ▁Car nav al ▁process ion ▁by ▁maintain ing ▁their ▁African ▁roots ▁with ▁the ▁p ux ada ▁do ▁i j ex á ▁( a ▁rh ythm ▁played ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁the ▁or ix ás ▁or ▁Af ro - B raz ilian ▁de ities ), ▁the ▁fl our ishing ▁middle - class ▁b loc os ▁mostly ▁re lied ▁on ▁car nav al ▁music ▁sty led ▁on ▁Rio ▁de ▁Janeiro ' s ▁s amba - en r red os . ▁ ▁Then ▁the ▁Af ro - b loc os ▁emer ged ▁with ▁an ▁a est het ical ▁proposal ▁ext rap ol ated ▁from ▁the ▁Indian ▁b loc os , ▁introdu cing ▁some ▁fundamental ▁innov ations ▁in ▁the ▁process : ▁par ades ▁revol ved ▁around ▁them es ▁and ▁music ▁was ▁tail ored ▁to ▁fit ▁the ▁occasion . ▁During