Brazil · Festival

Carnival Parede Grandstand Ticket

9 Hours Round trip from Rio de Janeiro Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Grandstand ticket for the Rio Carnival Parade at the Sambódromo
  • 02 Watch special group samba schools perform in spectacular style
  • 03 See elaborate floats, extravagant costumes, and dazzling lights
  • 04 Experience samba, dance rhythms, and Brazilian folklore through the parade
  • 05 Enjoy one of Rio de Janeiro’s most famous cultural events
  • 06 Witness an overnight celebration that runs from evening into early morning

Experience one of the world’s most iconic celebrations with a grandstand ticket to the Rio Carnival Parade at the Sambódromo. Over the course of the night, watch the special group samba schools bring the avenue to life with music, dance, storytelling, elaborate floats, and dazzling costumes.

Each parade is a spectacular display of rhythm, folklore, lights, feathers, and sequins, as thousands of performers from the samba schools present their samba plots in unforgettable style. It’s a vibrant cultural experience and a memorable way to witness Carnival in Rio de Janeiro.

Each parade is a spectacular display of rhythm, folklore, lights, feathers, and sequins, as thousands of performers from the samba schools present their samba plots in unforgettable style.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 9 Hours
Tour type Shared
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Not included
Transport Not included
Wheelchair access No
City Rio de Janeiro
Languages English, Portuguese, Spanish

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

The main attraction of Carnival is undoubtedly the internationally famous Parade that takes place in the Sambódromo. It's something everyone should experience at least once in their life. The 14 samba schools, called special group, are divided into two days of parades. On Sunday, and Monday, 7 on each day, ending the parade, with the champion of the previous year. The parade begins at 8pm, ending at around 6am. The presentations are interesting because they tell stories, folklore, their musical plots, dance rhythms, extravagant costumes, and their floats, which tell the story, whose samba plot, is according to the allegories. The schools have 3,500 components, already included the members of the battery. A presentation of rhythms, games of glitter and lights, with their feathers and sequins, that enchants everyone.

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Rio de Janeiro 1 city · 9 Hours

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • Grandstand Ticket

What's Not Included

  • Foods and Drinks
  • Transfer to Sambodromo

Know before you go

  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Not stroller accessible
  • Not suitable for pets
  • No public transportation nearby
  • Infants must not sit on laps
  • Infant seats unavailable

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Rio de Janeiro, BR
Tour start
Rio de Janeiro, BR
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 9 hours finish where they began, in Rio de Janeiro.

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