Carnival Parade at the Sambadrome
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Carnival Parade – Rio de Janeiro
The Samba Schools Parade is something that everybody has to experience at least once. Watch the parade from inside the Sambadrome, marvelling at the outrageous costumes, arresting beats, and soulful rhythm of this incredible competition. Cheer on a favourite samba school as their floats make their way past you down the samba runway in an unbelievable parade of colour, movement and sound that lasts all night. When Carnival magic takes over, the Sambadrome is the setting for the greatest show on earth.
Samba Schools are associations of people from the same neighbourhood or community (favela) who get together on a regular basis for samba meetings and rehearsals. Samba Schools provide valuable jobs to the community in the production of costumes and floats. Each year, schools choose a different theme and may take to the parade from 3,000 to 5,000 members, and 6 to 8 floats. They have to make it through the runway in a period from 60–80 minutes, which means each member will spend only about 25–30 minutes inside the Sambadrome.
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Schedule
Start Time
Feb 7
Location
Sambadrome Marquês de Sapucaí, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil