Samba Island

Samba Island is a non-canon island in the New World, previously protected by the Whitebeard Pirates and later ruled by Chameleone as a tyrant. It became autonomous once Chameleone was ousted.

Geography
Samba Island's geography is similar to the structure of Universal Studios Japan's WaterWorld stage. Not much is known about it.

Citizens
The only named citizens of the island are Rio and Chameleone, who used to be the tyrant of the island after Whitebeard's death. Rio's brother and other citizens also reside there, but they are not named.

Samba Festival
Each year, the residents of Samba Island host an annual Samba Festival (サンバ祭り). The festival is a specialty of the island and includes an acrobatics tournament. The winner of the tournament receives a prize of the island's Samba Beef.

Past
Samba Island was under the Whitebeard Pirates' protection until Edward Newgate's death in the Summit War of Marineford. After the Whitebeard Pirates' flag lost its protection value, Chameleone took control of it and became a tyrant, forcing the island's citizens to live in fear.

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Rio's brother told her that he wanted to challenge Chameleone but was shot with a beam of light by Kizaru.

The Straw Hat Pirates arrived on the island to restock their food when they met Rio, who told them about the island's festival and asked them to save it from Chameleone. Chameleone tried to trick and defeat the crew by disguising himself as Luffy, but his plan failed when Chopper made him sneeze and return to his original form. He transformed into Ace and fought Luffy and Marco, but when Chopper returned, he returned to his original form again and was defeated.

After Chameleone's defeat, the island's were freed from his tyranny, and Rio was reunited with her brother.

Trivia

 * Samba Island is based off Brazil.
 * Rio, one of its citizens, has the name taken from the city Rio de Janeiro.
 * The Samba Festival is a reference from the Carnival of Rio de Janeiro.
 * "Samba" is a Brazilian music genre.

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