Rio de Janeiro Carnival
Carnival in Rio de Janeiro is an immense spectacle, which has three major
ingredients:
the parade, the balls and the street. The 16 top level
samba schools prepare all year for an hour of glory (8 samba schools
perform on Sunday and the other 8 on Monday). Each school parades the
length of the 'Sambdromo' and presents its one song. The smallest
school has over 1500 participants and the largest over 4 to 5 thousand.
Each school takes just over an hour for the 'defile'. The first school
sets off around 19:00 and the last school finishes around 09:00. Rio
carnival balls are
elaborate costume parties that start around 23:00
and carry on until 05:00 or later. The balls are propelled by the never
ending samba beat, supplied by live groups, who continuously change
personnel to ensure that the music never stops. Some of the most
popular balls are: the 'Sugar-Loaf Ball', the Yacht club Hawaiian ball,
Gala Gay, Ball of the City, Actress Ball and some balls at the 5-star
hotels. Tickets go on sale about 1 week before carnival starts and
prices vary from US$ 60,00 to US$ 150,00 per person. Costumes don't
have to be elaborate. You can pick up garlands of flowers and other
accompaniments to help dress up your costume at every street corner.
If before or after the Carnival you intend to sojourn in the city, visit
our
Rio de Janeiro page which displays many excursions in and our of the city.
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Carnival in Rio
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Majestic (3*)
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Plaza Copacabana (4*)
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Copacabana Palace Hotel (5*)
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Room type
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SGL
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DBL
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SGL
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DBL
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SGL
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DBL
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USD
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$ 746
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$ 373
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$ 1054
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$ 527
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$ 3960
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$ 1980
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EUR
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619
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310
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875
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437
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3287
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1643
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GBP
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£ 417
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£ 209
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£ 590
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£ 295
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£ 2217
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£ 1108
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(*)
Price last updated on 16 November 2004. Current price may vary due to elements out of our control, so please
always check by sending us a
quotation request .
(**) 6 days / 5 nights packages
(***) Triple rooms also available in some hotels
(****) Other hotels upon request
Included: Transfer airport/hotel, accommodation, breakfasts,
Not included: Other meals, tours, drinks, tips
Carnival in Salvador is
particularly lively, with nearly everyone
dancing in the streets from Thursday night to Wednesday morning.
The carnival is mostly concentrated in three areas: the centre of the
city, between Campo Grande and the Praga Municipal (the most exciting),
by the Barra lighthouse and in Ondina, in the street on which the best
hotels are located. With the growing popularity of Bahian music,
Salvador's carnival is considered
the best carnival in Brazil. At
least 50 'trios electricos' among which the famous 'Banda Mel',
'Balida Beijo', and 'Chiciete corn Banana' go through the streets
and meet each other on Praga Castro Alves. Parades from the 'Filhos
de Gandhi', '116-aiy8' and the most popular 'Olodum', with 300
drummers and 2500 dancers, ensure that the music keeps going on.
If before or after the Carnival you intend to sojourn in Salvador or visit the paradisiac
beach paradise of Morro do Sao Paulo, visit
our
Salvador page .
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Carnival in Salvador
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Catharina Paraguaηu(3*)
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Pestana Bahia (4*)
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Fiesta Bahia Hotel (5*)
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Room type
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SGL
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DBL
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SGL
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DBL
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SGL
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DBL
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USD
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$ 628
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$ 314
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$ 1570
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$ 785
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$ 1290
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$ 645
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EUR
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521
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260
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1303
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651
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1070
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535
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GBP
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£ 351
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£ 175
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£ 879
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£ 439
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£ 722
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£ 361
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(*)
Price last updated on 16 November 2004. Current price may vary due to elements out of our control, so please
always check by sending us a
quotation request .
(**) 6 days/5 nights packages
(***) Triple rooms also available in some hotels
(****) Other hotels upon request
Included: Transfer airport/hotel, accommodation, breakfasts,
Not included: Other meals, tours, drinks, tips
Carnival in Recife and Olinda is
the most picturesque carnival in Brazil.
It starts with a 'pre-carnavalesca' week, after which, on Saturday the
'bioco', 'Galo da Madrugada', officially opens the festival. Carnival
in Recife and Olinda is famous for
its own rhythms, different from the
Samba in Rio de Janeiro and the Axe-music in Salvador. Best known
rhythms are
'Maracatu' (African origin), 'Caboclinhos' (dancers in
traditional Indian garb who beat out the rhythm with bows and arrows),
and of course 'Frevo', the unique and effervescent dance from Recife.
In Recife the parade usually starts from Av. Conde da Boa Vista and
then proceeds along Rua do Hospicio, Rua da Imperatriz, Ponte da Boa
Vista, Praga da Independancia, Rua 1 de Margo and Rua do Imperador.
Olinda has the nicest street carnival of Brazil. It is characterized
by various, smaller, parades that dazzle through the city in a chaotic
way. Musicians, headed by a giant doll, and
hundreds of people
dance on the exciting rhythms of the Frevo. Olinda has more than
10 carnival groups and every group, with its own colours and
songs, is assigned some days to parade. The most famous groups are
named'O Elefante de Olinda'and'Pitoinbeira dos Quatro Cantos'.
If before or after the Carnival you intend to sojourn in Brazil, visit
our
San Fernando de Noronha page a paradisiacal island and a world class diving destination,
only accessible by plane from Recife or Natal.
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Carnival in Recife/Olinda
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Best Western Malibu (4*)
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Sete Colinas (3* - Olinda)
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Atlante Plaza Hotel (5*)
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Room type
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SGL
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DBL
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SGL
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DBL
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SGL
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DBL
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USD
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$ 448
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$ 224
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$ 1234
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$ 706
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$ 482
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$ 269
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EUR
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372
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186
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1024
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586
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400
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223
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GBP
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£ 251
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£ 125
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£ 691
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£ 395
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£ 270
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£ 150
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(*)
Price last updated on 16 November 2004. Current price may vary due to elements out of our control, so please
always check by sending us a
quotation request .
(**) 5 days/4 nights packages except for Sete Colinas(6 days)
(***) Triple rooms also available in some hotels
(****) Other hotels upon request
(*****) Sete Colinas is just 3 star, but it is a wonderful colonial style house in the historic center of Olinda, a world heritage site
Included: Transfer airport/hotel, accommodation, breakfasts.
Not included: Other meals, tours, drinks, tips
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