: Many Samba schools maintain digital libraries of their 2006 desfiles (parades).
: This was one of the first years where high-definition broadcasting began to take hold in Brazil, leading to an increased demand for "complete" digital recordings of parades for fans to watch online.
In the mid-2000s, Vivi Fernandez was a prominent figure in Brazilian pop culture, frequently appearing on television programs and in magazines like Playboy and Sexy . Her involvement in Carnival 2006 was part of her peak visibility, where she served as a "musa" for major Samba schools.