Samba Schools Profiles

Samba Schools are a big thing in Rio de Janeiro.  Over 100 Samba Schools Prepare for the Rio Carnival, the greatest show on earth.

The sport analogy makes it easy to explain: pretty much like baseball teams in The United States or Rugby teams in Australia.  Every neighborhood has its own Samba School and they thrive to go up the ladder making it a spot year after year in a better-categorized league, just like the soccer teams do in European football championships.

Some of the most famous Samba schools in Rio are Imperatriz, Portela, Beija-Flor, Uniao da Ilha, Salgueiro, Grand Rio, Porto da Pedra, Vila Isabel, Sao Clemente, Mocidade, Mangueira and Unidos da Tijuca. You can visit any of these schools to attend their Samba nights almost free of cost. The Samba schools usually function in two locations; the Samba halls are the location for Samba nights and all activities related to the school’s administration, the other location is the production unit where costumes and floats are produced.

Get to know the samba schools, their samba songs, colors, flags and much more:

Acadêmicos da Rocinha Group:  Access Group - 18 FEB Parading Date and Time: 20:45  > LEARN MORE ABOUT THE     ACADÊMICOS DA ROCINHA     Acadêmicos de Santa Cruz Group:  Access Group - 18 FEB Parading Date and Time: 01:45  > LEARN MORE ABOUT THE     ACADÊMICOS DE SANTA CRUZ     Acadêmicos do Cubango Group:  Access Group - 18 FEB Parading Date and Time: 03:45  > LEARN MORE ABOUT THE     ACADÊMICOS DO CUBANGO     Acadêmicos do Grande Rio Group:  Special Group - Day 2, 20 FEB Parading Date and Time: 02:25:00 AM  > LEARN MORE ABOUT THE     ACADÊMICOS DO GRANDE RIO     Acadêmicos do Salgueiro Group:  Special Group - Day 2, 20 FEB Parading Date and Time: 23:10:00 PM >  SEE ALL COSTUMES FROM     ACADÊMICOS DO SALGUEIRO  > LEARN MORE ABOUT THE     ACADÊMICOS DO SALGUEIRO     Beija-Flor de Nilópolis Group:  Special Group - Day 1, 19 FEB Parading Date and Time: 02:25:00 AM  > LEARN MORE ABOUT THE     BEIJA-FLOR DE NILÓPOLIS     Estação Primeira de Mangueira Group:  Special Group - Day 2, 20 FEB Parading Date and Time: 00:15:00 AM  > LEARN MORE ABOUT THE     ESTAÇÃO PRIMEIRA DE MANGUEIRA     Estacio de Sa Group:  Access Group - 18 FEB Parading Date and Time: 21:45  > LEARN MORE ABOUT THE     ESTACIO DE SA     Imperatriz Leopoldinense Group:  Special Group - Day 1, 19 FEB Parading Date and Time: 23:10:00 PM  > LEARN MORE ABOUT THE     IMPERATRIZ LEOPOLDINENSE     Império da Tijuca Group:  Access Group - 18 FEB Parading Date and Time: 23:45 >  SEE ALL COSTUMES FROM     IMPÉRIO DA TIJUCA  > LEARN MORE ABOUT THE     IMPÉRIO DA TIJUCA     Imperio Serrano Group:  Access Group - 18 FEB Parading Date and Time: 02:45 >  SEE ALL COSTUMES FROM     IMPERIO SERRANO  > LEARN MORE ABOUT THE     IMPERIO SERRANO     Inocentes de Belford Roxo Group:  Access Group - 18 FEB Parading Date and Time: 22:45  > LEARN MORE ABOUT THE     INOCENTES DE BELFORD ROXO     Mocidade Ind. de Padre Miguel Group:  Special Group - Day 1, 19 FEB Parading Date and Time: 00:15:00 AM >  SEE ALL COSTUMES FROM     MOCIDADE IND. DE PADRE MIGUEL  > LEARN MORE ABOUT THE     MOCIDADE IND. DE PADRE MIGUEL     Paraíso do Tuiuti Group:  Access Group - 18 FEB Parading Date and Time: 20:00  > LEARN MORE ABOUT THE     PARAÍSO DO TUIUTI     Portela Group:  Special Group - Day 1, 19 FEB Parading Date and Time: 22:05:00 PM  > LEARN MORE ABOUT THE     PORTELA     Renascer de Jacarepagua Group:  Special Group - Day 1, 19 FEB Parading Date and Time: 21:00:00 PM  > LEARN MORE ABOUT THE     RENASCER DE JACAREPAGUA     São Clemente Group:  Special Group - Day 2, 20 FEB Parading Date and Time: 21:00:00 PM  > LEARN MORE ABOUT THE     SÃO CLEMENTE     União da Ilha do Governador Group:  Special Group - Day 2, 20 FEB Parading Date and Time: 22:05:00 PM >  SEE ALL COSTUMES FROM     UNIÃO DA ILHA DO GOVERNADOR  > LEARN MORE ABOUT THE     UNIÃO DA ILHA DO GOVERNADOR     Unidos da Tijuca Group:  Special Group - Day 2, 20 FEB Parading Date and Time: 01:20:00 AM  > LEARN MORE ABOUT THE     UNIDOS DA TIJUCA     Unidos de Vila Isabel Group:  Special Group - Day 1, 19 FEB Parading Date and Time: 03:30:00 AM  > LEARN MORE ABOUT THE     UNIDOS DE VILA ISABEL     Unidos do Porto da Pedra Group:  Special Group - Day 1, 19 FEB Parading Date and Time: 01:20:00 AM  > LEARN MORE ABOUT THE     UNIDOS DO PORTO DA PEDRA     Unidos do Viradouro Group:  Access Group - 18 FEB Parading Date and Time: 00:45  > LEARN MORE ABOUT THE     UNIDOS DO VIRADOURO