Rio Carnival

Also known as Carnaval do Rio de Janeiro, Carnaval Carioca

carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Key facts

Type: cultural, religious
Significance: Celebration prior to fasting season of Lent .
Celebrations: Parades, parties, open-air performances
Begins: Friday before Ash Wednesday (51 days to Easter)
Ends: Ash Wednesday noon (46 days before Easter)
2025 date: Afternoon, February 28 –, midday, March 5
2026 date: Afternoon, February 13 –, midday, February 18
2027 date: Afternoon, February 5 –, midday, February 10
2028 date: Afternoon, February 25 –, midday, March 1
Duration: 5 days
Frequency: annual
Related to: Carnival , Brazilian Carnival , Ash Wednesday , Lent

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Official website: www.rio-carnival.net
Image: Carnival in Rio de Janeiro.jpg

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Commons category: Carnival of Rio de Janeiro

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The Carnival in Rio de Janeiro (Portuguese: Carnaval do Rio de Janeiro) is a festival held every year before Lent; it is considered the biggest celebration of Carnival in the world, with two million people per day on the streets. The first Carnival festival in Rio occurred in 1723.

The typical Rio Carnival parade is filled with revelers, floats, and adornments from numerous samba schools which are located in Rio (more than 200 approximately, divided into five leagues/divisions). A samba school is composed of a collaboration of local neighbours that want to attend the carnival together, with some kind of regional, geographical and common background.