Carnaval 2010- World Carnival Dates, Schedules and Information

Samba parade in Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro have launched its start on March 6th on Sunday. 12 principal schools will enroll their samba parade shows in the grand Sambadrome. It is a two day event on which each school will be awarded points according to their performance and will be competing for champions parade on March 12th. Last year’s champions Unidos da Tijuca will be performing as the fourth samba school. We will be organizing the best parade videos of the samba schools as they perform on stage.

Following is the order of rio samba parade in 2011. You can follow the links of each samba school to watch their performance videos as they appear.

Time zone is Brazilian time (GMT -3)

The gathering of the people from all over the world in Rio de Janeiro always depicts a commencement of a new history to happen. There is no denying the fact that this festival and carnival is celebrated in all the major towns and villages in South America though Rio de Janeiro is considered as the capital of this festival for a huge celebration. With the visiting of thousands of foreigners in Brazil the festival starts on Saturday officially in the summer month of February and it invites a number of artists from all over the world.

The whole bashing event in the carnival is full of enjoyment, singing, dancing and partying whole night for all the people of the world, especially the Brazilians. You can see the schedule and tickets of the carnival on the internet and the name of the artists participating in the event, too. With a huge commemoration and gathering, the festival ends with a very important note of enjoying in the life full of tension and selfless participants of nearly all the races and creeds present on this planet.

There is a mixture of the culture and traditional trends that rock whole of the gathering there and thus, mostly the parade viewed by the public and the participants organized by the samba schools is the vital attraction of the event.

The Samba Parade at the Rio carnival is a unique experience which is a fierce battle between the various Samba schools in Rio. There are 10 categories which are considered by the judges before deciding on the best one

1-Percussion Band

Percussion instruments keep the rhythm on in the entire parade and thus it is considered very intricately by the judges that the groups do not miss a beat even after the breaks. Continuity and regularity of the beat and the perfect rhythm is what decides the group’s versatility.

2-Samba Song

The Samba Schools perform to a selected theme and it is vital that their lyrics and music are blended together to help them score on both the sub-categories.

3-Harmony

For the perfect visual, acoustical and musical harmony the school’s have to make sure that their rhythm, music and dancing blend perfectly with the dance and the choreography of the members. This ensures high marks.

4-Participants spirit and flow

The participants in the samba school should give a performance which is in flow at the same time being creative and spontaneous as also expressing the vigor, agility and passion of participants. Gaps between wings or paraders invite penalty marks.

5-Overall impact of the performance

No technicalities are considered in this division and only the overall impact is considered. Being the most subjective category it is highly controversial.

6- The selected theme of the band

Each Samba School performs to a central theme which is portrayed through the various parts in the parade. The idea and its development should be transparent to the judges through the various floats and wings. Use of foreign references in the themes is optional and any form of advertising calls for penalty points.

7- Visual impression of theme

The various props and floats used in the parade should depict the artist’s quality and originality in terms of colors, movements and the visual effects. The visual impression through the various things should be in sync with the theme as also the destaques costumes.

8- Costumes impact

Costumes in all categories like Dancers, Wings, Whirling Ladies and Percussionists are judged in this category for their uniqueness, creativity, the right color schemes and also the overall impact. Diversity is as important as the suitability to the central idea.

9- Introduction of the Samba School in the Parade

In this Vanguard Commission category the Samba School’s opening Wing is judged for the costumes and the chorography in their introduction.

10- Coordination of the Flag Bearer and the Escort

The judges consider the elegance, agility and grace combined with the variety and the flexibility of the dance movements of the Flag Carrier lady and her escort-the First Dancing Master. The flag’s symbolic protection is also considered alongside coordination.
Rio carnival is greatest show on carnival scene and the amazing dances and the excellent floats of the participating samba schools make it memorable.