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carnival PARADES, REHEARSALS AND BALLS
BEYOND BIG BRAZILIAN CARNIVAL PARADES
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Carnival in Brazil isn’t strictly limited to official dates and parades. The Carnival isn’t dead for you, if you can’t be present in the Carnival Sambodrome of Rio, or in the street circuits of Salvador, at the official dates of festivities. In the Carnival days, or in the weeks and months before, or even in the following days, you have good alternatives. Namely:
- Carnival Rehearsals in Rio
- Carnival Rehearsals and street festivities in Bahia
- Carnival Balls
- Street Carnival events in Rio
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CARNIVAL REHEARSALS IN RIO DE JANEIRO
The Carnival schools rehearsals in Rio de Janeiro take place at weekends from August to February. You should confirm times, days and places through your hotel services, or phone to the school. Most rehearsals are public, there are many tourists at present, and you just have to pay a cheap entrance ticket. Inform yourself at your hotel.
Here are some addresses from some of the most important Rio’s Carnival schools:
- Beija-Flor, Street Pracinha Pais Leme 1652, Nilopolis; Tel.: 21 – 22 53 28 60
- Salgueiro: Street Silva Teles 74, Tijuca, Tel.: 21 – 22 38 55 64
- Mocidade Ind. Padre Miguel, Street Cel. Tamarindo 38, Padre Miguel; Tl: 21–33 32 58 23
- Mangueira, Street Visconde de Niterói, 1072, Mangueira; Tel.: 21 – 25 67 46 37
- Portela, Street Clara Nunes 04, Madureira; Tel.: 21 – 33 90 04 71
BRAZILIAN CARNIVAL BALLS
Another alternative to Carnival parades – in the hot official days, or out of them - is a good club or hotel Carnival ball. At Rio de Janeiro, clubs as Flamengo, Scala, Monte Libano, Sirio-Libanes or Fluminense are famous for their Carnival and pre-carnival balls. Your hotel may inform you about those options. Some hotels as the Copacabana Palace Hotel have their own very accredited Carnival Balls.
In these cases, you don’t have to book the entrances well in advance, and ticket prices are very affordable: something around $20 to $50.
Though you don’t have to use costumes – with very few exceptions -, it’s advisable to put on something according to local mood. You can’t forget that a Carnival ball is above all a live music event. So, Bermuda shorts, Hawaiian shirts, and alike are fine. Comfortable shoes are also essential.
Hotel information and booking
Hotels in Rio de Janeiro
Information about air flights and booking
Flights to Rio de Janeiro
STREET CARNIVAL EVENTS AND REHEARSALS IN SALVADOR DA BAHIA
In Salvador da Bahia, Carnival is a street event. Even the main parades are long street circuits.
Out of official Carnival period, from December onwards, you can observe public rehearsals all over the city. Many of them are established and are well known:
- Group Cultural Oludum: Pelourinho street, Sunday nights; or theatre Miguel Santana, at street Gregorio de Matos, Tuesday nights.
- Group Ara Ketu: Chile Street, Friday nights.
- Group Ile Aiye, near Saint Antonio Fort, Saturday nights.
Just ask for more information at your hotel, once in Salvador da Bahia.
Hotel information and booking
Hotels in Bahia - Salvador
Information about air flights and booking
Flights to Bahia - Salvador
For more information about Bahia, see:
Eating, Shopping, Nightlife and Entertainment in Bahia
Tropical beaches: Bahia
Travel Package: Rio, Amazon, Bahia
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STREET CARNIVAL EVENTS: THE CASE OF RIO
There are many spontaneous Carnival street manifestations in Rio de Janeiro. Every neighbourhood in Rio has its own street Carnival manifestation. One of the most notable is done by the Escola do Carlinhos de Jesus, at Botafogo and Copacabana main streets, ending near the Copacabana Palace hotel. Though less spontaneous, and more tourist oriented than other street Carnival events, this parade has extreme animation – and demands your direct participation……
Hotel information and booking
Hotels in Rio de Janeiro
Information about air flights and booking
Flights to Rio de Janeiro
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