The objective was to analyze groups of congo in the city of Vitória - State of Espírito Santo, regarding their structure elements, such as: body expressions, introduction of new actors and their relation with the Government. An open interview was conducted with three leaders and the analysis were guided according to categories and concepts identified in the answers of the interviewees, according to Minayo (2007). The results showed that the introduction of new actors in the group caused transformation in the body expressions among these young people and their relation with the Government, which enabled the groups to acquire new body esthetics. Functions and participation of the actor role type in the analyzed groups were identified. Collectively, the body expressions do not have destination of role types, but, individually, congo reproduces it.
Congo; Tradition; Cultural Transformation; Body Expression