Brazil Carnival » Schedule http://www.brazil-carnival.info Brazil Carnival Photos - Videos - Travel Guide Sun, 18 Sep 2011 18:09:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Full Schedule for the 2010 Rio Carnival Samba Parades at the Sambodromo http://www.brazil-carnival.info/1101/full-schedule-for-the-2010-rio-carnival-samba-parades-at-the-sambodromo/ http://www.brazil-carnival.info/1101/full-schedule-for-the-2010-rio-carnival-samba-parades-at-the-sambodromo/#comments Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:30:56 +0000 admin http://www.brazil-carnival.info/?p=1101 It`s helpful to understand that parade in Portuguese is desfile. It’s a serious contest among different neighborhoods, divided into three leagues that vie for top ranking following the annual carnival parades.

Preparations for the big Rio Samba Parade start in the year preceding Carnaval, with each samba school counts with thousands of supporters to make it happen. Months before the parade, a theme is chosen at every samba school. Then, after a fierce competition, the song is picked. Last, the costumes and floats are secretly created by locals inside their communities

The rehearsals take place by beginning of December – three months before the big samba parade – with carnavalescos – the school “architect” – choreographing the dances and the movements. By the same time, samba songs are released, recorded and sent to record stores for the entire population to get familiarized with.

The Special Group is formed by twelve samba schools, with six schools parading in each of the two first nights – Sunday February 14 and Monday February 15. These two parades have a very similar setting and importance. A drawing conducted by the organizers determines which schools parade when.

The winner and 5 runners-up from the Special Group make part of the Winners’ Parade the Saturday after Carnival, February 20 this year.

The Access Group is composed by 12 samba schools, which all of them parading on Saturday February 13. The winner and the runner up are promoted to parade with the Special Group at the following year. The two less qualified also descend to Group B, which parades on Thursday February 12.

]]> http://www.brazil-carnival.info/1101/full-schedule-for-the-2010-rio-carnival-samba-parades-at-the-sambodromo/feed/ 0 2010 Carnival Parade Schedule for the “Special Group” in Rio de Janeiro http://www.brazil-carnival.info/1052/2010-carnival-parade-schedule-for-the-%e2%80%9cspecial-group%e2%80%9d-in-rio-de-janeiro/ http://www.brazil-carnival.info/1052/2010-carnival-parade-schedule-for-the-%e2%80%9cspecial-group%e2%80%9d-in-rio-de-janeiro/#comments Sat, 06 Feb 2010 21:14:53 +0000 admin http://www.brazil-carnival.info/?p=1052 As a reminder, follows below the Official 2010 Schedule for Rio´s Carnaval Parade:

2010 Carnival Parade Schedule for the “Special Group” in Rio de Janeiro:

Sunday, February 14th Rio Samba-Schools Schedule:

1st Approximate Time: 9:00 PM – União da Ilha Samba-School
2nd Approximate Time: 10:05 PM – Imperatriz Leopoldinense Samba-School
3rd Approximate Time: 11:10 PM – Unidos da Tijuca Samba-School
4th Approximate Time: 00:15 AM – Viradouro Samba-School
5th Approximate Time: 01:20 AM – Acadêmicos do Salgueiro Samba-School
6th Approximate Time: 02:20 AM – Beija-Flor Samba-School

Monday, February 15th Rio Samba-Schools Schedule:

1st – Approximate Time: 9:00 PM – Mocidade Independente de Padre Miguel
2nd Approximate Time: 10:05 PM – Porto da Pedra
3rd Approximate Time: 11:10 PM – Portela Samba School
4th Approximate Time: 00:15 AM – Grande Rio
5th Approximate Time: 01:20 AM – Vila Isabel
6th Approximate Time: 02:20 AM – Mangueira Samba School

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