Countdown to Carnival

It's that time of year again...Here is the schedule (with routes) for the blocos (carnival groups, often with ironic names) that pack the streets of Rio de Janeiro with frolicking revelers, food and beer vendors (and drinkers!) of all shapes, sizes and ages for these informal carnival parades. So don your costume or mask and join them in these free events. As in any crowd, pickpocketing can happen. It’s best to carry/wear a minimum of valuables and keep them all in a very safe place were you can keep track of them. (NOTE: fanny packs, backpacks and cargo pockets are NOT safe from pickpockets). Also, if you don’t like crowds, do not attend these events!

IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS OF THE ZONA SUL

Shrove Carnival—also known as Mardi Gras, Fat Tuesday and Shrove Tuesday -- is the day before Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent in the Roman Catholic Church. “Shrove” is the past tense of the word “shrive,” which means to hear a confession, assign penance, and absolve from sin.

Banda de Ipanema
Neighborhood: IPANEMA
Parade: both Saturdays before Carnival and Shrove* Carnival 5pm
Route: Praça General Osório, Ipanema Beach, Leblon

Simpatia é Quase Amor  (Kindness is Almost Love)
Neighborhood: IPANEMA
Parade: One Saturday before Carnival and Carnival Sunday 5pm
Route: Teixeira de Mello and Vieira Souto - Posto 10 (Country Club)

Imprensa Que Eu Gamo
Neighborhood: LARANJEIRAS
Parade: two Saturdays before Carnival 4pm
Route: Mercadinho São José das Artes, Rua Gago Coutinho

Monobloco
Neighborhood: COPACABANA
Parade: Sunday after Carnival 9am
Route: along Av. Atlântica

Rancho Flor do Sereno
Neighborhood: COPACABANA
Parade: Carnival Monday 6pm
Meeting: Bar Bip-Bip, Rua Almirante Gonçalves 50
Route: Av. Atlântica, along the beach

Suvaco do Cristo (Christ’s Underarm)
Neighborhood: JARDIM BOTÂNICO
Parade: Sunday before Carnival 1pm
Meeting: from noon onwards at Bar Jóia (on the corner of Rua Jardim Botânico and Rua Faro)
Route: Rua Jardim Botânico, Praça Santos Dumont, in front of the Jockey Club

Bloco Que Merda é Essa?!  (What Kinda Crap is This?)
Neighborhood: IPANEMA
Parade: Carnival Sunday 2pm
Meeting: corner of Rua Garcia d'Ávila and Nascimento Silva
Route: Garcia d'Ávila, Vieira Souto to Arpoador

Bip-Bip
Neighborhood: COPACABANA
Parade: Carnival Saturday at 00:01am (midnight) and Shrove Carnival at 11:59pm
Meeting: Bar Bip-Bip, Rua Almirante Gonçalves 50

Esse é o Bom, mas ninguém sabe (This is Good but No One Knows)
Neighborhood: COSME VELHO
Parade: Wednesday before Carnival 6:30pm
Meeting: Quadra dos Guararapes, Ladeira dos Guararapes

 

 

In the neighborhoods of SANTA TERESA & DOWNTOWN (Centro)

Céu na Terra  (Sky on Earth)
Neighborhood: SANTA TERESA
Parade: Carnival Monday 4pm
Meeting: Rua Dias de Barros, in front of the Bar do Serginho

Bloco das Carmelitas 
Neighborhood: SANTA TERESA
Parade: Friday before Carnival 6pm and Tuesday after Carnival 5pm
Meeting place: on the corner of Dias de Barros and Ladeira de Santa Teresa
Route: Dias de Barros, Almirante Alexandrino and Largo do Guimarães   

Escravos da Mauá (The Slaves of Mauá)
Neighborhood: DOWNTOWN - Praça Mauá
Parade: Thursday before Carnival 7pm
Meeting place: Largo de S. Francisco da Prainha, close to Rua Sacadura Cabral
Route: Rua Sacadura Cabral, Praça Mauá, Av. Rio Branco, Rua Mayrink Veiga to Largo de Santa Rita, Rua do Acre, and back to Praça Mauá

Cordão do Bola Preta
Neighborhood: DOWNTOWN - (Cinelândia)
Parade: Carnival Saturday 4pm
Meeting place: Rua Sacadura Crabral, 373
Route: Rua Araújo Porto Alegre, Rua México, Praça Melvin Jones, Av. Nilo Peçanha and Largo da Carioca

 

 
Pre-carnival technical rehearsals of the official samba schools—normally without the grand costumes and floats that will be used in the actual parade—are held at the Sambódromo. There is no admission charge. Vendors wander with drinks and snacks.

January 2008
Friday (04) - Mangueira (9pm)
Sunday (06) - Salgueiro (7pm) & Vila Isabel (9pm)
Saturday (12) - Porto da Pedra (9pm)
Sunday (13) - Mangueira (7pm) & Viradouro (9pm)
Friday (18) - Mocidade (9pm)
Saturday (19) - São Clemente (7pm) & Portela (9pm)
Sunday (20) - Grande Rio (7pm) & Unidos da Tijuca (9pm)
Friday (25) - Salgueiro (9pm) & Vila Isabel (10:30pm)
Saturday (26) - Imperatriz (9pm)
Sunday (27) - Beija-Flor de Nilópolis (light and sound check, 7pm)

Check our Calendar of Events for more details and updates...

 

 

         

Samba Parade   Rehearsals in the Sambódromo
Date	Time	School
Nov. 30         9pm         Beija-Flor         Dec. 02         7pm         Mocidade         Dec. 02         9pm         Vila Isabel         Dec. 07         9pm         Salgueiro         Dec. 08         7pm         São Clemente         Dec. 08         9pm         Portela         Dec. 09         7pm         Mangueira         Dec. 16         7pm         Grande Rio         Dec. 16         9pm         Unidos da Tijuca         Dec. 21         9pm         Imperatriz         Dec. 22         9pm         Porto da Pedra         Dec. 23         7pm         Mocidade         Jan. 04         9pm         Mangueira         Jan. 05         7pm         Portela         Jan. 06            7pm         Salgueiro         Jan. 06         9pm         Vila Isabel         Jan. 12         9pm         Porto da Pedra         Jan. 13         7pm         Mangueira         Jan. 13         9pm         Viradouro         Jan. 18         9pm         Mocidade         Jan. 19         7pm         São Clemente         Jan. 19         9pm         Portela         Jan. 20         7pm         Grande Rio         Jan. 20         9pm         Unidos da Tijuca         Jan. 25         9pm         Salgueiro         Jan. 25         10:30pm         Vila Isabel         Jan. 26         9pm         Imperatriz         Jan. 27         7pm         Beija-Flor

 

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