Revel in the all-night excitement of Rio de Janeiro’s annual Carnival (Carnaval) parade, famous throughout Brazil – and the rest of the world – for its energetic samba dancers and flamboyant costumes! With a ticket to a numbered seat in Sector 9 of the Sambadrome (Sambodromo), or Sector 5 or 7, you’ll have a great view of the samba schools as they show off their drummers, dancers and enormous parade floats. Watch different samba schools compete on one of four nights (your choice), with optional round-trip hotel transport.
Rio de Janeiro’s Carnival takes place during four nights each year when the local (samba schools) compete by parading through the open-air Sambodrome, a 3,000-foot (700-meter) avenue with grandstand seats rising from each side. When you arrive at the entrance with your pre-booked ticket, take your allocated seat in Sector 9 (if option selected) and get ready to partake in one of the biggest celebrations on Earth. Watch fireworks light up the sky and enjoy the excellent view of the parading dancers, percussionists and elaborate floats, along with 90,000 other spectators! Around 4,000 participants from each samba school prepare themed songs, dances, costumes and floats all year to compete for Carnival titles and cash prizes. From 9pm until early morning, you’ll see six schools pass through – each taking about an hour – as they convince the crowd that their performance is the best. At the end of the parade, your night ends either at the Sambadrome or with hotel drop-off, if selected.
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
Rio de Janeiro Carnival Parade Ticket with Optional Transport lasts about 6–9 hours. The itinerary has 1 stop.
Prices start at $410 per person for this Rio de Janeiro experience, booked through Viator with the price shown before checkout. There are 8 booking options, so the final price depends on the option you choose.
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
Yes, pickup is offered.
The experience is available in PT, EN, ES.
Children under 5 years of age are not allowed.
Yes, bookings are confirmed instantly.
Travellers rate it 4.1 out of 5 across 22 verified reviews; it is run by Gray Line Brazil.
The transmission of the cards was very bumpy. The instruction in the confirmation was out of date. Everything goes now via app no longer as stated via personal pickup of the cards .The pickup was very late should be done rather as almost 2 hours only stop and go by bus to get there. Unfortunately, arriving late at Sabadrom tantalized the joy of the event
Amazing day out, tour guide Santos was fantastic and his knowledge was first class, unfortunately the driver William was not as his driving was erratic and angry at times.
Simple and efficient organization. Easy to understand entrance and numbered seats help a lot in the appreciation of the show. The parade is just an exceptional experience. Recommended 100%
The parade in the sambodrome is fantastic. The quality of the groups is extraordinary in the costumes, floats, songs, dances, number of participants. You can’t see the time pass during the crossing of each group, which lasts more than an hour! We did not like the conditions in the Sector 9 gallery. The seats on the stands are narrow, dirty, uncomfortable given the length of the shows. Their access is complicated when the stands are filled. The toilets are disgusting, not cleaned, the sale of drinks and food is present but not diversified. The start time set at 10 pm, could be brought forward, given that the night has been there for at least 3 hours.... The wait between each troupe is too long, almost 30 minutes, this lengthens the total duration of the parade. These conditions tarnish the parade itself. The value for money is not good.
I’m very unhappy with this as I was given the wrong information and I missed out on Carnaval., I don’t recommend using this service provider and will be requesting a refund .
WRONG PROVIDER. Good afternoon. We had no Carnival bookings through Viator with Rick or Richard . We had no refund request at all concerning our operational Carnival reservations . This is a mistake. you didnt book with us. kind regards
Initially confusing with where to pick up tickets at a Rio hotel, then all about App Quentro. App worked perfectly! Metro use without problems, lots of security!
Excellent experience that exceeded our expectations. Everything worked out perfectly: the show, the transportation and the overall experience. Prior to the event, we were concerned about our safety. But we’re pleasantly surprised by the tour organization. All the time we felt safe and well taken care of. We were escorted to the venue and to our sector both ways without any problems. We wholeheartedly recommend this trip to those who are a little apprehensive about the night out in Rio during Carnival. Absolute must thing do to while in Rio!
The parade is breathtaking brilliantly colorful, mayor spectacular on planet hearth. Highly recommended do not book an activity next day due to this night time parade will go slow with 30 minutes intervals every hour starts around 10:00 pm and will last all night long have fun. Most people will be standing singing and dancing…Zamba!
Great atmosphere Shows started nearly 2 hours late so only managed to see 3 schools but very enjoyable experience
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It’s party time in RDJ all the time but when the carnival is on it’s even better , the sambrodome is a great venue, what a night
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