The Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is the biggest carnival in the world and the festival is held every year for a week before Lent starting in late February to early March. During this festival, the streets are filled with some of the best parties and these are the ones you should attend.
Sambódromo
The most important venue of carnival, the Sambódromo hosts the famous carnival parades. Rio’s best samba schools present a performance that took a year’s worth of preparation and is filled with costumes, floats, and dances.
Centro
Rio city center (Centro) has the oldest and most popular blocks in town. Cordão do Boitatá attracts families and partygoers and costumes are encourages while the official first-ever block of carnival, Cordão do Bola Preta, is the largest one where people dress up in black and white polka dots.
Santa Teresa
The vibe of Santa Teresa is bohemian and artsy with it being a favorite among Rio residents. Be sure to check out the bloco Carmelitas, which is themed around the story of a nun who jumped over the convent’s walls to join the party. Many people wear colored veils to pay honor to the nun.
