Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Carnival Parade information (by DiscoverBrazil)

The Carnival Parade in Rio de Janeiro – Brazil

So what is the Carnival Parade about?

The carnival of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo is a huge competition between their "Escolas de
Samba" (Samba Schools) to see who´s the best carnival school of 2011.

W h a t g o e s o n a t S a m b a d r o m e d u r i n g t h e f o u r d a ys o f C a r n i v a l o f R i o d e J a n e i r o 2 0 1 1 ?

Next Carnival will take place during 3-9 March.
The Samba Schools of Rio de Janeiro are separated among 6 categories. In each category there are
12 Escolas de Samba.
The Special Schools and the A group, are the ones that actually parade during the 4 days of Carnival
at the Sambadrome of Rio de Janeiro, (Group A, the first two days, and the Special Group in the last
two days).
The Escolas of Samba of other groups parade in other locations of the city in shows that are also
worth watching during summer See more

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How does a Samba School win?

A group of 50 judges analyze the Escolas of Samba of Rio de Janeiro in up to 10 aspects to decide
who gets the glory of winning the carnival and who gets thrown off the Special Group, so the
preparation, competition, and climax is intense.
The Winners and runners up will parade at the Winners Parade, the weekend after
(11-13 March 011) See Champions
Parade

Where can I watch the Events?

You can buy tickets with us for specific Sectors of the public audience. These sectors are either in VIP Boxes
or on the arena. See Tickets

Can I parade at the Sambadrome during rehearsals or Carnival?

Yes, you can actually parade in costume with an official Samba School. See How
During summer, the Samba Schools rehearse all around the City of Rio. See Rehearsals

Champions Parade
Also known as the Champion's Parade, the
Winners' Parade takes place on the Saturday
following Carnival held again in the
Sambadrome.
The winner and 5 runners-up from the Special
Group make part of the Winners' Parade the
Saturday after Carnival, March 12 this year.
If you spent your carnival on a resort near Rio,
in Salvador or are arriving in Rio right after
Carnival, go and watch the Winners' Parade.
Because there is no competition, some say it's
the funniest, lightest parade on Carnival, with
people dancing the samba celebrating to be
among the bests 5 schools, in a natural swing,
dancing the true and beautiful samba.

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Special Group

Sunday 6th March Monday 7th March
1st São Clemente 1st União da Ilha
2nd Imperatriz Leopoldinense 2nd Salgueiro
3rd Mocidade Independente de Padre Miguel 3rd Portela
4th Unidos da Tijuca 4th Grande Rio
6th Mangueira 5th Porto da Pedra
51st Vila Isabel 6th Beija-Flor

Group A

Saturday 5th March
1st Alegria da Zona Sul
nd
2 Renascer de Jacarepaguá
rd
3 Viradouro
th
4 Santa Cruz
th
5 Império da Tijuca
6th Inocentes de Belford Roxo
7th Cubango
8th Estácio de Sá
9th Império Serrano
10th Rocinha
11th Caprichosos de Pilares

Samba School Divisions and Characters

Carnival King (King Momo)
"Momo" is the name of the god of mockery in the Greek mythology, and according to Carnival tradition,
King Momo should be jolly and as big as a house.

Legend suggests that he was expulsed from the Olympus to come and settle down in Rio, the City of
Carnival. The Rio Carnival officially opens with the delivery of the key of the city to King Momo. When
King Momo sambas, everything and everyone - sequins, feathers, flesh and all people around should also
samba with him. He opens all major Carnival events including the Samba Parades.

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Queen and Princesses of accessories. They can earn a lot responsible for the costumes
Carnival of money in a top school. The (production and sales) and co-
The Queen of Carnival is chosen names of the top carnival ordination of all the wing´s
by a contest based on her designers are as well known in members' parade.
beauty, self-assurance, Rio as the names of top film
sociability, ease of expression, directors. They have their own Vanguard Commission
congeniality and samba abilities idiosyncratic style, some being This is the opening wing of a
but all in all she must have the known for being very futuristic school. A group of 12-15
"carnival spirit". The 2nd and (Salgueiro), baroque/rococo dancers with a highly
the 3rd place candidates in the (Imperatriz, Mangueira), or choreographed routine, who
contest are named the have a special preference for a parade at the front of the
Princesses of Carnival. particular topic (like Beija-Flor´s school, "introducing" it to the
for anything native Brazilian- crowd. Their costumes do not
Indian). have to reflect the school´s
theme. Originally they were
only well-dressed men. Recently
they have become a spectacle
on their own with splendid
choreography. A float is part of
this wing, too carrying the
Carnival Designer School's symbols along with
(Carnavalesco) some celebrities wearing the
He is responsible for the artistic most elaborate costumes.
work of designing, producing
Wing (Ala)
and directing the school's
They are the building blocks of a
parade. Sometimes they chose
school's parade - the school is
and write the schools' theme of
split into several of them. A
the year, too. They design every
group of 20-100 people wearing
costume and float, choose and
the same costume and having
supervise the purchasing of
the same purpose. The costume
materials, administer the
will illustrate a particular aspect
construction and manufacturing
of the school's theme. Every
of floats, costumes, and
wing has a president who is
The Flag Bearer and her couple of flag bearers but only Whirling Ladies (Baianas)
Escort the front bearer (in front of the Older women are dressed in
She is carrying and presenting drummer group) is important glitzy variations of the
the school's flag, as the symbol and can gain scores. traditional costume of Bahia
of the School, while the couple state, with huge skirts with
is dancing down the Avenue. He tubes inserted inside so that
is there to protect her they lend themselves for some
(originally he had a knife to beautiful whirling. Whirling
make sure that the other down the Avenue, they
schools are not damaging the represent the soul of the samba
flag, making them lose the schools, their African roots.
competition). Their dance is the There is a minimum number
most elaborate and elegant. that must parade or the school
The schools have more than a gets penalty points (at least 80

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in the Special Group). They are Carnival. The group's costumes
old ladies of the community, that reflect the themes are
who have already been with the sometimes so big that it's hard
same School for many years like to play. There are overhead
the samba dancers. This is an mikes carried alongside the
absolute honor and the samba group and a sound truck with
school pays for their costumes. the samba singers. Some are
They are much respected and traditional ones, using the same
often get a round of applause elements for decades (like
when passing by. Today only Mangueira, Portela, Imperio
Queen of the Drummers
women can have this role while Serrano). In the 80s, Mocidade
This is a beautiful female samba
in earlier years men dressed in however brought along some
dancer standing in front while
those costumes, too. new elements for their
introducing the Percussionists
Some schools (like Beija-Flor, drummers in the rhythm they
to the crowd. She is supposed
Grande Rio, Salgueiro, etc.) also played. Inevitably, other schools
to motivate and inspire the
have wings of little Baianas, (like Viradouro, Grande Rio,
hundreds of male drummers
young girls in their teens. Porto da Pedra, Beija-Flor)
behind her.
started to use further
innovation incorporating totally
new genres (going as far as Samba Dancers (Passistas)
using funk and. high A small wing of the finest samba
choreography). It seems to be dancers of the school is no
very successful. more than 15-20. It's very hard
to dance the samba at Rio´s
speed whilst moving forward at
Vocalists
near walking pace for 700m
This is a well-known male lead
(1/2 mile). These samba dancers
vocalist who is accompanied by
are a star turn. They are chosen
many others. They are usually
through competition each year
on top of the sound truck right
and it is certainly high honor to
behind the percussionists or
take this role.
they march along the samba
Percussion Band (Bateria) run-way.
Stewards of the Flow
This is the beating heart of the (Harmonia)
School comprised of 250-350 Each float and each wing has a
percussionists, mainly number of dedicated stewards
drummers. It lends energy and to ensure that the flow is kept
life to the whole parade. This is up. They will wear the T shirt of
a community wing, thus the their wing or float. There are
costumes are paid for by the penalty points if the school
school. The Head of the takes too long to parade. Points
Drummer Group chooses who is are also lost in the Rio Samba
going to play in the group via Parade if there are any gaps
continuous auditions at between or inside the wings.
rehearsals many months before

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Options for taking part:

 Watching from the outside

Attending the Samba Schools parades at the Sambadrome, Rio's official parading venue, is a unique
experience. Samba Schools are the very essence of Rio's Carnival.

And being at the right place at the right time makes the whole difference. That's why it's so important
that you buy THE TICKET THAT SUITS YOU BEST. We do our most to help you make this decision with
confidence and security.

Before BUYING your ticket we suggest you get acquainted with the various options of parades, locations
and seats. Through an easy-to-read text filled with self-explanatory illustrations we disclose the major
highlights and pitfalls of the various seating spots.

We are the only ones on the web to offer this detailed explanation, because we do care for your
satisfaction. After all, tickets are hard to get and exchanging them might be a laborious task, or even an
impossible one, if too close to the parades dates.

So, we consider it our obligation to provide all the information you need to choose your tickets carefully.

The first decision you have to make is to which parades to attend. Next we suggest you choose the
location on the avenue from which to watch the parades and finally the type of seat that suits you best.

Telephone: +1 888 457 3266


 Dancing on the Parade in costume

Costumes are still available, so let your dream come true! We offer you the unique opportunity of
parading with a top School (belonging to the special group or group A) dressed up in a genuine
costume! We have partnership with Schools which allow non-members to wear their exclusive
costumes and parade with them. Chose how you want to participate, walking exclusively, in a
group, on the truck/car or if your physique allows you, parade on the high part of the truck,
exclusively and in the center of all!

Telephone: +1 888 457 3266


Samba Schools are split into several "wings" (alas, in Portuguese) when they parade along
the avenue. In each wing School members wear specific costumes, all of them designed in
accordance with the School theme of the year.

Therefore costumes change from School to School, from wing to wing and from year to year.
But each School is always responsible for the design and manufacturing of its several
costumes.

We refer to Schools who allow non-members to parade wearing their exclusive costumes as
host Schools.

As soon as the Schools make their songs available (samba-enredo, in Portuguese) we'll also
do so on the site, to help you practice in advance.

Enclosed with your costume you'll find further information about the warm up

You can buy your costume through our site and pay for it with PayPal or CreditCard. As soon
as the purchase process is concluded, we'll send you an e-mail requesting your measures
(waist, collar, etc), preferably in centimeters time prior to the parade. You will have an
unforgettable time: we guarantee!

All costumes are handmade by local craftspeople who are members of the Schools and take
the utmost care and zeal in their confection. Therefore, choose your model carefully: we can
only afford to give you a maximum of 48 hours after your purchase to alter or cancel your
order.

Telephone: +1 888 457 3266

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