There is a central area surrounded by factories of samba schools. All the floats and costumes are prepared in these factories. It is the best way anyone can get to the essence of the carnival.

The central area also host carnival shows. The shows for the 2010 carnival will be held at January 10th and January 24th. These shows will feature samba music including the traditional samba music known as pagode. Samba dancers, the flag bearers and the whirling ladies add more glitz to these shows which also have a mini parade. The fireworks and the visitor’s participation add more fun for all who want to get the root of all the carnival preparations.

Rio carnivals have numerous aspects and anyone who likes to dance to samba tunes has enough opportunities to do so at the Rio carnival.

A spontaneous flow of gaiety, here the people showcase their unbridled passion they have within them for fun, enjoyment and merry making. The people all drenched in the fun of music, dancing are dressed in costumes that are no less than vibrant and display a great range of colors and designs.

With costumes like Parade Agua, Antiquissimo Costumes, Apocalipse Costumes, Bumba Costumes, Damaru Costumes, Energizante Costumes and many other such ones, the carnival is truly an event that one will remember for long.

The Rio Carnival finding its roots in 1800s was initially a display of the rich people’s masquerade parties and balls that illustrated the richness and color truly. The current event changing each year has now turned into the best parties of all times where one can truly be proud of to be here.

So, get ready to be a part of the best of fun and merry making experience that you’ve ever had in life at Rio this year, coming soon!

Rio Carnival is a world famous event. It is held every year in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil and is recognized for its glamour girls, glamour, fashion, costumes, samba parade, round the clock entertainment, sexy dancers etc. as Rio is considered as sexiest city of the world. Dances, dancers, singing, openness of the Brazilian culture and environment are the main attractions of this unforgettable event. Lots of singers dancers vivid performers desire and prepare to perform in this competitive event from 4 – 5 months ago.

People wait for Rio Carnival for a long time due to many attractions like samba parades, carnival balls, Rio Scala, samba dances etc. Carnival 2010 is starting on February 13th and the last ending ceremony will be held on February 16th, 2010. Saturday & Sunday would be of gigantic hotch potch here. Every year peoples from all over Brazil as well as from every corner of the world remains eager to participate in this once in a life time event.

Most of the visitors have already reserved their hotels. Participants do rehearsals to make the carnival great. From December they do rehearsals with costume and people as well come to see this also. There is Hard Rock Cafe’s Kid’s Folia also ball costume for children and adult. Night clubs are arranged for single. It has also a classical importance. Rio Carnival is considered a school for novelties of rhythm. Musicians mix traditional Brazilian music with new music.

To visit Rio de Janeiro is itself a great fun but when you go at the time of Carnival; it is a life time opportunity.

In Carnival days at Rio-de-Janeiro from Saturday to Tuesday, dances in the open-air are performed throughout the city. The whole city in fact the whole Brazil becomes colorful in the colors of carnival. The prominence is on let joy yourself and let enjoy each and everyone but naturally. The largest and most well thought-out dance celebration occurs on Cinelandia Square Rio.

With the exception of prearranged street dances, public also basically assemble outside small corner bars, get together and have enjoyment and excitement in the streets and everywhere. The venue which becomes a center of attraction of the largest crowd is outskirts of the Sambadrom, on carnival days.

All the rage street dances at Cinelandia

Daily Friday to Tuesday 5PM till 3 AM

The open-air small and gigantic dance parties continue for five days and nights to the sounds of celebrated orchestras, beats of drums and singers songs. These all are signs of carnival music and true spirit of Rio, revives the mood of the splendid carnival balls of the previous years and spreads the name and fame of Brazil’s liberal and laborious society.

There a stage is created on the square along with famous icons and the most celebrated singers of the decades of the beginning radio (from 1940’s to 60’s) old Brazilian samba music is played mainly and the crowd mostly consisting of elder and blue-collar people joins in and dances to the tunes of music whole night.

Location: Praca Floriano, Cinelandia, Central (Downtown)

Outer skirts of the Sambadrom

On Samba Parade (The Carnival) nights, not only gets over crowed within the Sambadrom, however before the beginning, for the duration of and after the Parade, millions of public equally of both the sexes assemble on the streets which did not get in there. These are also coupled by those who participate in the parade in costumes and simply want to party more or relax, make the overwhelming crowd still more colorful by their fancy-dresses. It converts the entire downtown region into an enormous sparkling open-air bar.

Step by Step Events

Every Carnival Day Events

Popular dances at Cinelândia in Evenings

08.00 P. M. onwards, Concerts starting at Lapa and in Samba Land

11.00 P. M. onwards, Rio Scala Ball

Friday, February 12th

01.00 P. M. – Inauguration Ceremony – the Momo (Carnival King) is crowned by the Rio-de-Janeiro mayor and he be given the city´s keys

07.00 P. M. – Samba Schools Parade by Children

Saturday, February 13th

09.30 A. M., Street Band Show Cordão do Bola Preta (Downtown)

04.00 P. M., Band of Ipanema assembles at Praça General Osório, Ipanema

07.00 P. M., Official Costume Competition at Hotel Gloria

08.00 P. M., Street Band Competition at Av. Rio Branco, Centro (Downtown)

09.00 P. M., Parade of Samba Schools in Access Group

11.00 P.M., The Magic Ball, will be held at Copacabana Palace Hotel

Sunday, February 14th

09.00 P. M. Onwards till morning

Parade of Samba Schools in Special Groups

Monday, February 15th

09.00 P. M. Onwards till morning

Parade of Samba Schools in Special Groups

Tuesday, February 16th

04.00 P. M., Band of Ipanema demonstrates for the last time

09.00 P. M., Parade of Samba Schools in Group “B”

11.00 P. M., Gay Costume Ball at Rio Scala