How to attend the Sambodrome parades at the Rio Carnival?

How to attend the samba parades during the Rio Carnival? For this you must take tickets in the "Sambódromo"!

Rio and its carnival... to its words, you know that you already want to leave and discover what is one of the most extravagant and sensational carnivals of the planet, right?

Come and attend this great spectacle of nature, come and admire the parade of samba schools during the Rio carnival while enjoying the transport from your hotel to the sambodrome!

An amazing and colorful show

The Rio Carnival is surely one of the most beautiful carnivals in the world , especially with its gigantic parade and its overvolting atmosphere at any time of day and night.

This non-standard event takes place every year at the beginning of February and you will be able to enjoy it for four full days. Indeed, throughout this time, you will attend the parade of the best samba schools in the groubling streets of Rio and you will finish your journey and your stay at the sambodrome, in a colorful show and in a decibel flood.

A driver will pick you up at your hotel located in downtown Rio de Janeiro .

A specific and comprehensive programme

During the four days of music parades, it is also hundreds of participants in the colorful and vibrant costumes that will ride huge tanks in an unparalleled frenzy.

Each samba dance school has one hour to scroll on the avenue and convince the crowd and the judges; the performance is judged on the general atmosphere, on the motivation of dancers, on the quality of the tank, the choice of music, the costumes and the energy that emerges. Usually, the show starts at the end of the evening and ends at the small day but you can already attend the preliminary rehearsals and shows during the day.

Arriving at the entrance of the main avenue with your booked ticket, you will be able to integrate one of the best views in Sector 9 and admire the few 4,000 participants of each samba school with nearly 90,000 other spectators.

On Friday, February 5th and Saturday, February 6th, you will attend the six samba schools in the “A” group that will compete to win the chance to participate the following year in the so-called “special” group. An important step forward and an official evening that ends with a random draw.

On Sunday 7th and Monday 8th of February, the special group parade will be held to meet the “Special” schools, one of which will be sacred “Carnival Champion”. The Special Group is limited to the 12 best samba schools and their parade is very expected by the public.

Finally, the last day of the Parade is on Saturday, February 13, where the 5 best samba schools run for the "Champion of Champions". The result of this fierce and festive competition is proclaimed on Wednesday of the Cendres of the same year.