Articles about the Carnival

More than a festival, the Carnival season is a celebration of joy. And the city of Rio de Janeiro is its privileged setting. In order to make the most of this intense experience, it's important to be well informed not only about the practical but also the cultural aspects of this grand party. That's why CarnivalService.com has prepared a series of informative articles about the Carnival as a cultural manifestation. Enjoy them and have a great time!

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The Gay Carnival Route in Rio

Gays, lesbians, bisexuals and drags are identities who create, recreate, reinforce or show themselves in a remarkable way mainly during the carnaval ritualizations.. People who take part of this extense group come ...

Rio Carnival Balls

Rio offers a selection of Carnival balls you really cannot miss. A ticket to most Carnival balls will cost you around $40 to $80. Costumes are not mandatory, with the exception of a few balls. Putting on something special will help you get in ...

All about Samba Parades

Each Samba School represents a different neighborhood or social club from different areas of Rio. It's not a simple parade, but a competition between the schools attempting to gain points from their presentation composed of song, ...

Inside a Samba Parade

It is really not an exaggeration when someone affirms the Samba School Parade of the Special Group is one of the greatest shows on earth. That is true specially if we take into consideration the large number of people working ...

Street Carnival's Route: Enjoy it!

Rio Carnival 2009 starts oficially on February 20th. Nevertheless, much joy and fun take part of the city three weeks before, not only with the rehearsals of the Samba Schools from the Special Group, but also with ...

Introduction to Samba Schools

There are nearly 100 Samba Schools in Rio. They all compete during the Carnival but only a few ones parade in the Sambadrome.
Schools are ranked hierarchically into 6 levels or groups: SPECIAL, A, B, C, D and ...

The Rio Carnival 2009. Hold your heart on!

When a Samba School's parade has just finished at Sambadrome, concernings about the next carnival have alrealdy started. The LIESA (Liga Independente das Escolas de Samba, responsible for the Especial Group's art) ...

Rio Carnival: Samba Parade Order

See the Parades Order of all Samba Schools to Special Group