Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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Banda de Ipanema
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Bloco Santa Teresa
Carnaval Parades and Balls
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Sunday and Monday
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Bloco Santa Teresa
at the Sambódromo
On the first Sunday and Monday
of Carnaval, the top
samba
schools
march through the Sambódromo
(see p35)
in
blocos
(parades) to
compete for the title of champion.
The show continues until after
dawn.
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Map T4 • Centro
• Adm
@
Banda de Ipanema
The highlights of this lively
street party are its atmosphere
and music. It takes place
between Largo dos Guimarães
and Largo das Neves in Santa
Teresa, and is popular with a
young crowd.
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Map U5 • Santa
Teresa • (021) 2620 2481 • Adm
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Champions' Parade
This is one of Carnaval's
largest and most colorful street
parades. Outrageously dressed
transvestite and transsexual
partygoers dance
samba
with
tourists, revelers, families, and
passersby
(see p106)
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Baile do Copa
The winners of the spectacu-
lar Sambódromo parades dance
again on the final Saturday of
Carnaval. It is easier to get
tickets for this event than the
earlier performances.
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Map T4
• Centro • (021) 2240 4944 • Adm
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Bloco Cacique de Ramos
Another Carnaval tradition is
the formal “Russian Imperial”
black-tie ball, which is held at the
Copacabana Palace hotel
(see
p112)
on the first Saturday of
Carnaval. Book tickets through
the hotel in advance.
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Map R3
• Copacabana • Adm
The Bloco Cacique de
Ramos parade
has marched
along Avenida Rio Branco since
1961. A new
samba
song is
written and sung every year by
one of Rio's famed
sambistas
.
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Map W1-W3 • Centro • (021) 2205
8612 • Adm
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Bloco de
Segunda
Held on the first
Monday of Carnaval
week, this
bloco
features dancers in
elaborate costume,
including
Baianas
(Afro-Brazilian
women) in enor-
mous flowing
dresses who spin
as they
samba
.
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Map Q1 • Botafogo
Parade at the Sambódromo
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The Sambódromo was designed by Oscar Niemeyer
(see p68)
and opened in 1984.
