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Monobloco
Unlike most traditional
blocos, which play pure
samba, Monobloco has become
extremely popular among younger people because of its
'fresh' sound, playing a mix of various rhythms such as
coco,
ciranda,
marcha,
xote,
samba-charme, and particularly
samba-rock and
funk. It continues
to grow in popularity each year, and can be seen as a symbol
of the resurging popularity in Carnaval blocos in Rio de
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muted beat and a main beat, usually played by a
surdo (bass drum) or
tan-tan.
Samba's roots come from
Africa, mainly
Angola, where the dance
semba was a predecessor of samba, and as
importantly from
Portugal and
Europe, which made it possible for the
relatively intricate
harmonies found in samba to be developed out of
European tradition.
Samba first appeared as a distinctive kind of
music at the beginning of the 20th century in
Rio de Janeiro (then the capital of
Brazil) under the strong influence of immigrant
black people from the Brazilian state of
Bahia.[1
In the early 1980s, after having been eclipsed by the
popularity of
disco and
Brazilian rock, Samba reappeared in the media with a
musical movement created in the suburbs of Rio de Janeiro.
It was the
pagode, a renewed samba, with new instruments – like
the
banjo and the
tan-tan – and a new language that reflected the way that
many people actually spoke with the inclusion of heavy
gíria (slang). A
samba-enredo is a song performed by a
samba school in
Rio de Janeiro during its yearly
Carnival parade. The term also refers to particular
style of samba music typical of such songs. Samba-enredo
is well known internationally due to Rio de Janeiro's
longstanding status as a major tourist destination during
Carnival and to the fact that many percussion groups have
formed around the world inspired by this type of samba.
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The march of carnival, also known as "marchinha,"
is a genre of popular music that was on the
Brazilian carnival of the years 20 to the 60 of the
twentieth century, when it began to be replaced by
samba plot.
Descended directly from
popular marches they are like military marches, though
with faster, simple melodies and lively, spicy and letters
full of double meanings.
Marcha Portuguese were great success in Brazil until 1920,
highlighting Vassourinha up, in
1912, in Baratinha in 1917.
The
last major of marchinha composer was John Roberto Kelly.
Seven_Deadly
_Sins Listed in the same order used by both
Pope Gregory the Great (c. 540 – 604)in the 6th Century
AD, and later by
Dante Alighieri in his epic poem
The Divine Comedy. While 40 days of Lent which
define the end of Carnaval was instituted soon after the
first Council of Nicea it was not till Emperor
Theodosius I convened the
Second Ecumenical Council in 381 A.D., in that
these sins of temptation entered the record by
Evagrius Ponticus (345-399 A.D.) as the eight
temptations.
In the
seventeenth century, the Church replaced the vague sin of
"sadness" with sloth.
Gregory the Great is also credited with creating
Ash
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Bandas on stages
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From Carnaval Saturday to Shrove Tuesday,
open-air dances take place throughout the city.
For 2008 the
Mayor of Rio, through Riotur, grew from 14 to 16 the number
of bands that will play on the streets of Rio. An audition among
34 bands took place during 3 days in November at
auditorium of the Sambódromo.
"In
recognition of the importance of this tradition in our carnival,
we have increased the number of
dance
bands in the city. The bands are vital to the street
carnival, for the carnival in Rio. Tourists are also fond of
them because it is a tradition of our people . These
dances are still playing the marchinhas of the carnival, which
are part of our culture, "said the
Secretário Especial de Turismo, , Rubem Medina.
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The chosen bands in 2008 are
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- Banda Talismã,
- Banda Sambakê
- Banda Arlequis do Rio
- Banda New Beton
- Banda Sol de Verão Band
- Banda Karibe
- Banda Rio
- Banda Confraria do Caroço
- Banda Flor de Liz
- Banda Encanto na Folia
- Banda Egon
- Banda Atmosfera
- Banda Lua Nova
- Banda do Arrocho
- Banda Os Elegantes
- Banda Mar Del Plata
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Riotur holds a
bandstand competition with awards based upon
creativity, colors, lightening and enthusiasm. |
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Brazilian people and tourists from all over the world transform
themselves into "foliões" or Carnival revellers during
the 5 days of Carnaval and increasingly, the months before and
the week after. |
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It's all in the bounce.
The key to samba dancing is a springing step most of us haven't
done since we walked home from grade school. For an adult, it's
a subversively random act of fun, an impulse to rise on one's
toes above the regimented and soulless—and it symbolizes the
spirit of play that animates Brazilian life.
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MORE FAMOUS BLOCOS |
Cordao da Bola Preta
- Friday one week after Carnival, at 5 p.m.
- Carnival Saturday at 10 a.m.
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Bloco Cacique de Ramos
is another traditional
Bloco parading downtown. |
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Barbas
and Bloco de Segunda in Botafogo |
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Bloco do Bip Bip
and Banda Santa Clara in
Copacabana |
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Bloco Meu Bem Volto Já
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Other popular
Ipanema Blocos are
Simpatia é quase amor.
Founded in 1985 with Concentration at Praca General
Osorio in Ipanema, and then parading along the beach all the way
to the border of Leblon 2x ---Saturday two weeks before Carnival
& --- Carnival Sunday
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Bafor da Onça |
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bloco ["blo-cush" ] and banda
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Different Music |
- Filhos de Gandhi (afoxe),
- Rio Maracatu (maracatu),
riomaracatu.com
- AfroReggae (samba-reggae)
AfroReggae is the group that was featured in the
Oscar-nominated American documentary "Favela Rising" and also in
a Brazilian documentary "Nenhum Motivo Explica A Guerra" (No
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People love
the bloco parades because it brings the Carnaval
back to the street, free,
to the people. |
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People first gather at some well known spot, such as a square or
neighborhood bar. After a couple or more hours of
concentration, the band starts marching its way down the
streets. |
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Entrudo |
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Playing
pranks on each other |
The early Rio
Street Carnival is said to have began in the 18th century with
the entrudo, a prank brought over by the Portuguese from
the Azores, whereby people threw flour, water, and limão de
cheiro missiles at each other.
Even rotten eggs and
vegetables were thrown at the passers by.
Meanwhile the aristocrats were conducting grand Carnaval Balls
modeled on those much admired in Paris, France.
As today there were masked people, indulging in the 7 deadly
sins overeating and drinking. It was only when the beauty of the
"ranchos" and "sociedades" (carnival groups) were introduced to
the carnival that the downfall of the "entrudo" started,
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For the Easter pre Season of
Lent, we "wipe our feet," in a sense, from our more base soul's
desires before entering a state of grace. The wisdom of allowing
the individual to let off some steam during the five days of
Carnaval was said to have been the source of the name of the
season itself or "farewell [valle] to the flesh [carne].
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The first mention of the term "tessarakoste"
the Greek word for Lent and Spring occurs in the fifth canon of
the
Council of Nicea
(A.D. 325) The full
forty days of fasting was successfully promoted by St.
Athanasius beginning in 331 and in 339 he urged this observance
upon the people of
Alexandria as one that was universally practiced, "to
the end that while all the world is fasting, we who are in Egypt
should not become a laughing-stock as the only people who do not
fast but take our pleasure in those days".
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In the late 6th century, Pope Gregory the Great
took
comprehensive list of eight evil thoughts and published the
Seven deadly sins and also instituted Ash Wednesday, which
served has served as the official conclusion to Carnaval
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There is no written discussion
showing the Church believed letting the feelings out was the
best way to repress them the rest of the year. Yet this
indicated in the most common explanation for the Church's most
acclaimed relationship to Carnaval, that is, coming up with the
name for the festival which bids farewell to the pleasures of
the flesh and body to renew focus on the health of the
spirit and soul in preparation for the rebirth of Christ. |
Pride is excessive belief
in one's own abilities, that interferes with the individual's
recognition of the grace of God. It has been called the sin from
which all others arise. Pride is also known as Vanity.
Envy is the desire for others' traits, status, abilities,
or situation.
Gluttony is an inordinate desire to consume more than
that which one requires.
Lust is an inordinate craving for the pleasures of the
body.
Anger is manifested in the individual who spurns love and
opts instead for fury. It is also known as Wrath.
Greed is the desire for material wealth or gain, ignoring
the realm of the spiritual. It is also called Avarice or
Covetousness.
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Source of Carnival's longest
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First
mention to origin of Venetian Carnival starts in the 7th
century. During Carnival days, it became common for the
government to stage elaborate public spectacles as part of Doge
Receptions for aristocrats and foreign authorities. The
exhibitions took place in San Marco square where the balconies
offered excellent viewing to magnificent creations like a fire
machine spitting out fireworks, a human pyramid called Hercules
Power and the Moresca Ballet (moresca is a women's mask) There
is a May 1268 document that forbids masqueraders to
practice the game of the "eggs". In the year 1296,an official
Senate document, identifies “Carnival Tuesday” as
holiday. In Venice during 18th century, the Carnaval
period was enlarged to begin in October when Theatres opened.
Venice Carnival
was outlawed by the fascist government in the 1930s but has made
a dramatic rise since 1981 to become one of Europe's greatest
Carnivals and the unrivaled world capital of masks. |
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pre-Christian history of
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The pre-Christian history of
Carnaval has been given significant attention at this web site
and we suggest you begin
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The Rio Blocos, after slowly growing for many years, have emerged as both a great spectator attraction and opportunity to
become part of the Carnaval on the streets of Rio de Janeiro.
Bloco Bola Preta now draws a street crowd of
200,000! Simpatia e Quase Amor is now drawing 100,000.
Monobloco's parade closing out the Carnaval season the Sunday after
Shrove Tuesday at noon in front of Leblon beach may set record crowds in
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Since 2004, the blocos have exploded with
well over 300 blocos. Jist at the 2007 Carnival season over 40 new ones appeared. The boom in blocos began with the growth in the internet
as we closed out the last millennium and is part of Rio de Janeiro's
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Avenida Rio Branco, in the center of downtown Rio,
exclusively for the parades of big organized Blocos. These are street
carnival groups, celebrating carnival in a much more informal way than
the big samba schools. You can participate along with everyone else,
instead of sitting on concrete stands watching an organized parade.
Since 2004, the blocos have exploded and now there are
now nearly 300 blocos with over 40 new ones appearing for the 2007
Carnaval. The first blocos started only a little over ten years
ago.
This
is the heart of the "Street
Carnival” which includes the greater likelihood of locals playing
percussion instruments with their friends at their favorite hangout as
well as the Bandstands and the many Parades of downtown's Rio Branco Avenue. These events are inclusive
and practice for the musicians begins months before the Carnaval and the
parades do not end until Sunday of the following weekend.
The Rio de Janeiro
street carnival begins in November. The street carnival are structured
in groups named: bloco, cordon, band or
rancho but they are really
about simple fun with others. If you wander in the zona sul districts of
Gávea, Ipanema, Leblon, Copacabana and Botafogo during the Carnaval you
will often find them hanging out prior to parading. This is known as the
period of Concentration.
Most bands also have
official T-shirts for sale on the spot for about US$10, to help with the
costs. They make great souvenirs, as they are sold only on Rio Carnival
days.
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Banda de Ipanema
goes out on three separate days in Ipanema, followed by a
huge crowd with lots of gay revelers. The open the Carnaval
season drawing
30,000 paraders to Ipanema beach
2 Saturdays before Carnival
Saturday. Plus Carnival Saturday and
Carnival Tuesday
City District: IPANEMA
Parade: both Saturdays before Carnival and Shrove Carnival
17:00
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Carmelitas
Parades in the hills of
Santa Teresa as nuns.Historical parade, tells the legend of a reclusive nun that
couldn't resist the parade and escaped from the convent, just
returning at Carnaval Tuesday. The Tuesday route is the opposite
of Friday.
Carmelitas Parade. since 1991.
At the 2006 Carnaval, a team of thieves robbed
$50 million dollars' worth of Picasso, Matisse, Monet and Dali
worth of impressionist art from the Chacara da Ceu
museum in Santa Teresa during the Carmelitas parade. The
crowds provided protection from police responding to the alarm.
Concentration
at Rua Dias de Barros and Ladeira de Santa Teresa. Carnival
Friday at 6 p.m. and Carnival Tuesday at 5 p.m
City District: SANTA TERESA
Parade: Friday before Carnival 18:00 and Tuesday after
Carnival 17:00
Meeting place: on the corner of Dias de Barros and Ladeira
de Santa Teresa
Route: Dias de Barros, Alte. Alexandrino and Largo do
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Cordão do Bola
Preta Founded in 1918, Cordao da Bola Preta (Carnaval Group of the
Black Ball or Bloco Bola Preta) the band parades twice,
and the club has gafieira nights throughout the year,
plus Carnival Balls. Everybody knows the anthem "Quem nao
chora nao mama, segura, meu bem, a chupeta. Lugar quente e na
cama, ou entao, na Bola Preta."
Wear black & white
Concentration at Praca Maua (Candelaria)
follows Araújo Porto Alegre until the Pres. Antonio
Carlos, return for the R. of the Assembly and capsizes in the
Av. Rio Branco, returning to Cinelandia.
City District: DOWNTOWN - (Cinelândia)
Parade: Carnival Saturday 16:00
Meeting place: Rua Sacadura Crabral, 373
Route: Rua Araújo Porto Alegre, Rua México, Praça Melvin
Jones, Av. Nilo Peçanha and Largo da Carioca |
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Suvaco do Cristo
parades in the Botanic Garden District, right below
Christ-the Redeemer statue's arm. The name in English
translates to "Christ's armpit", and was chosen for that
very reason. Concentration at corner of Rua Faro and Rua Jardim Botanico
City District: JARDIM BOTÂNICO
Parade: Sunday before Carnival 13:00
Meeting: from noon onwards at Bar Jóia (on the corner of Rua
Jardim Botânico and Rua Faro)
Route: Rua Jardim Botânico, Praça Santos Dummont, in front
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Monobloco's parade has achieved the enviable title of closing
out
the Carnaval season the
Sunday after
Shrove Tuesday at noon in front of Leblon beach may set record crowds in
2007 and in 2008 has moved closer to the center.
Founded in 2003,
Monobloco
began parading on the beach of LEBLON, meeting at 12 noon at the end of the beach on the Sunday
after Carnaval. The percussion band alone
has over 120 musicians. Rehearsals at Fundicao Progresso
are very popular.
City District: COPACABANA
Parade: Sunday after Carnival 9:00 am
Route: along Av. Atlantica |
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Yemanja
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Afoxe Filhos de Gandi Carnaval Sunday |
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but a religious ceremony in honor of Yemanja, goddess of the sea
- Parade starts in Copacabana opposite the Meridian Hotel at
1pm. At the end of the parade, private and fishing boats will
congregate to take people out to open water (supervised by the
Brazilian navy), where they can make their offerings to Yemanja.
Finshes with a show in the Garota de Ipanema park including a
performance by Afoxe Filhos de Ghandi - till 10pm. |
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Av. Rio
Branco
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processions take place on Av. Rio Branco, Downtown (Centro).
From Saturday to Tuesday you can see the greatest variety of
street bands there, and it is where the merry-making is at its
wildest with traditional groups such as Cordão do Bola Preta,
Cacique de Ramos, Bafo da Onça, to mention just a few. A
visit at the end of the afternoon is always entertaining
particularly when combined with a visit to
Cinelandia
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Banda da
Bolivar
PARADES:: Sunday of the Carnaval.
Concentração: A partir das 15h, na esquina da Rua Bolivar com
Avenida Atlântica.
Banda da Carmen Miranda
PARADES:: Sunday prior to the Sunday of the Carnaval .
Concentração: A partir das 16h, na Praça General Osório -
Ipanema.
Banda da Freguesia de Jacarepaguá
PARADES:: Saturday of the Carnaval.
Concentração: A partir das 15h, na Praça Professora Camisão -
Jacarepaguá.
Banda da Glória
PARADES:: Sunday of the Carnaval.
Concentração: A partir das 15h - Largo da Glória.
Banda da Pedro Américo
PARADES:: Sunday of the Carnaval - Largo da Glória.
Concentração: A partir da 15h, no início da Rua Pedro Américo -
Glória.
Banda da Sá Ferreira
PARADES:: Saturday a Terça of the Carnaval, 3.000 foliões dançam
somente na Rua Sá Ferreira com Av. Atlântica.
Concentração: Das 16 às 19h, na Av. Atlântica, em frente à Rua
Sá Ferreira - Copacabana.
Banda da Santa Clara
PARADES:: Sunday of the Carnaval.
Concentração: A partir das 15h, na esquina da Rua Santa Clara
com Av. Atlântica - Copacabana
Banda de Ipanema
PARADES:: Dois Saturdays before Saturday of the Carnaval, com
reprises no Saturday of the Carnaval, e na Friday gorda.
Concentração: A partir das 15h, na Praça General Osório -
Ipanema.
Banda do Arôxo
PARADES:: Sunday que antecede o carnaval e durante o período
carnavalesco.
Concentração: A partir das 15h
Rua Belfort Roxo - Copacabana
Banda do Leme
PARADES:: Saturday e Friday of the Carnaval.
Concentração: A partir das 15h, nas esquinas da Rua Padre
Antonio Vieira com Av. Atlântica - Leme.
Banda Virtual
PARADES:: Quarta-feira de Cinzas, às 17h. Concentração: Posto 9
- Av. Vieira Souto – Ipanema
Bandida
PARADES:: Saturday que antecede o carnaval e no período
carnavalesco.
Concentração: A partir das 17h
Rua Rodolfo Dantas - Copacabana
Barbas
PARADES:: Saturday of the Carnaval, às 16h.
Concentração: A partir das 14h., na esquina das Ruas Assis Bueno,
Arnaldo Quintela e General Polidoro (o famoso Triângulo das
Bermudas) - Botafogo
Bip-Bip
PARADES:: Sai do bar Bip-Bip na Rua Almirante Gonçalves, entra
na Rua Souza Lima e vai até a Av. Atlântica, nos primeiros
minutos de Saturday of the Carnaval e na Friday no último minuto
do carnaval.
Concentração: Bar Bip-Bip - Copacabana
Bloco da Segunda
PARADES:: Segunda-feira of the Carnaval, às 18h. Concentração: A
partir das 17h, em frente à Cobal de Botafogo (Rua Voluntários
da Pátria, s/n) - Botafogo
Bloco das Carmelitas
Ensaios: Saturdays, na Rua Dias de Barros, esquina com a Ladeira
de Santa Teresa.
PARADES:: Sexta-feira prior to the carnaval, às 20h e Friday of
the Carnaval.
Concentração: A partir das 17h, na confluência da Ladeira de
Santa Teresa com as Ruas Hermenegildo de Barros e Dias de Barros
- Santa Teresa.
Bloco Lira do Delírio
PARADES:: Friday of the Carnaval.
Concentração: A partir das 14h, na Rua Farme de Amoedo - Ipanema
PARADES:: Sunday. Trajeto, Av. Vieira Souto Posto 9 até o
Arpoador, entre 17 e 21h.
Concentração: A partir das 13h, no Posto 9 - Ipanema.
Boca Maldita
PARADES:: Durante o carnaval.
Concentração: A partir das 15h., na esquina da Av. Prado Junior
com Av. Nossa Senhora de Copacabana.
Boka da Espuma
PARADES:: Dois Sundays before carnaval. Concentração: A partir
das 15h., na Rua Marquês de Olinda, entre as Ruas Bambina e
Muniz Barreto - Botafogo.
Cachorro Cansado
PARADES:: Segunda-feira of the Carnaval.
Concentração: A partir das 17h, na Rua Barão do Flamengo, 35 -
Flamengo
Cacique de Ramos
PARADES:: Saturday e Friday of the Carnaval.
Concentração: A partir das 18h, na esquina da Av. Presidente
Vargas com Av. Rio Branco – Centro.
Clube do Samba
PARADES:: Saturday of the Carnaval, às 17h na Av. Rio Branco –
Centro e Friday Gorda, às 17h na Av. Atlântica - Copacabana
Concentração: A partir das 15h, na esquina da Av. Presidente
Vargas com Av. Rio Branco – Centro e no bar bar Ipiranga, Rua
Ipiranga, 54 - Laranjeiras
Concentra Mas Não Sai
PARADES:: Sexta-feira before carnaval.
Concentração: A partir das 18h no Bar Ipiranga - Rua Ipiranga,
54 - Laranjeiras.
Cordão Carnavalesco Folia do
Pinguim
PARADES:: Friday of the Carnaval.
Concentração: A partir das 20h – Arpoador.
Cordão da Bola Preta
PARADES:: Saturday of the Carnaval, às 10h.
Concentração: A partir das 9h., em frente a sede do Clube Cordão
da Bola Preta, na esquina das Ruas Evaristo da Veiga e Treze de
Maio – Cinelândia
Cordão Literário Carnavalesco
Armazém do Manoel
PARADES:: Sunday, quinze dias before Sunday of the Carnaval.
Concentração: A partir das 15h.
Dalailata
PARADES:: Saturday of the Carnaval, das 17 às 21h.
Trajeto: Arcos da Lapa, Ruas Evaristo da Veiga, Senador Dantas,
Passeio, Largo da Lapa, junto à Escola de Música da UFRJ.
Concentração: A partir das 15h nos Arcos da Lapa.
Devassos da Cardeal
Local: Bar do Gallo - Rua Cardeal Dom Sebastião Leme, 180 -
Santa Teresa, em frente a escadaria do Bairro de Fátima.
PARADES:: O bloco desfila ao lado das Carmelitas, Saturday prior
to the Carnaval - Santa Teresa.
Dois prá lá Dois prá cá
Ensaio: Sunday before Carnaval, em frente à Casa de Dança
Carlinhos de Jesus, na Rua Álvaro Ramos, 11 - Botafogo.
PARADES:: Saturday of the Carnaval, de Botafogo até a Av.
Atlântica em Copacabana.
PARADES:dia 26 (Saturday) - Feijoada "É do
Pandeiro!" - (excepcionalmente no último Saturday do mês),
às 13h. Irá comemorar o aniversário do bloco!
Local: Varandas Gourmet - Rua do Lavradio, nº 74, Lapa.
R$ 20,00 (com direito aos shows e feijoada à vontade)
30 de Janeiro (quarta-feira) - Ensaio aberto
do bloco É do Pandeiro, às 20h.
Local: Praça São Salvador, Laranjeiras.
PARADES: 3 de Fevereiro (Sunday of the
Carnaval) - Apresentação no carnaval 2008 do bloco É do
Pandeiro! Concentração às 16h.
Local: Rua do Lavradio, em frente ao Varandas Gourmet.
Empurra que Pega
PARADES:: Saturday e Sunday of the Carnaval.
Concentração: A partir das 18h, na esquina da Rua Carlos Góis
com Av. Ataulfo de Paiva - Leblon.
Escravos da Mauá
PARADES:: Saturday of the Carnaval, às 20h.
Ensaios: no Largo da Prainha – Centro.
Concentração: A partir das 19h - Largo da Prainha – Centro.
Galinha do Meio Dia
Local: Orla de Copacabana.
Iniciativa da ABIH/RJ e da Confraria do Garoto inspirado no
famoso Galo da Madrugada.
PARADES:: Friday of the Carnaval.
Imprensa que eu Gamo
PARADES:: Dois Sundays before carnaval. Concentração: A partir
das 16h, no Mercado São José - Laranjeiras.
Meu Bem Eu Volto Já
Ensaios: No quiosque da Beth, Av. Atlântica, em frente ao bar
Fiorentina - Leme.
PARADES:: Thursday prior to the carnaval, às 20h.
Concentração: A partir das 19h, na esquina das Avenidas Nossa
Senhora de Copacabana e Princesa Isabel - Leme.
Mis a Mis
Ensaios: Toda a Thursday, das 19 às 23h, na parte externa do
Museu da Imagem e do Som - Praça Rui Barbosa, 1 - Centro (próximo
à Praça Quinze)
Monobloco
Ensaios: Sextas-feiras, a partir das 22h - Fundição Progresso -
Lapa
PARADES:: Sunday of the Carnaval, às 18h.
Concentração: A partir das 17h - Baixo Gávea.
Rola Preguiçosa
Ensaios: Clube Carioca, no Jardim Botânico
Informações - Tel.: 2537-3960
PARADES:: Saturday e Sunday of the Carnaval.
Concentração: A partir das 18h, na esquina da Av. Epitácio
Pessoa com Rua Maria Quitéria - Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas.
Simpatia é Quase Amor
Ensaios: Clube dos Democráticos - Rua do Riachhuelo, 91 - Lapa -
Tel.: 2252-4611
Saturdays, às 21:30h.
PARADES:: Saturday prior to the carnaval e no Sunday of the
Carnaval, às 17h.
Concentração: A partir das 15h, na Praça General Osório -
Ipanema
Suvaco do Cristo
PARADES:: Sunday prior to the Sunday of the Carnaval.
Concentração: A partir das 17h, no Bar Jóia, Rua Jardim Botânico,
594 - esquina com Rua Faro - Jardim Botânico.
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Samba
vs. Marchinhas |
"If they have
brass, they'll
usually call themselves a "banda". Either way, they'll
rehearse
for a month or two, or maybe not rehearse at all, and then they
rent a sound truck for the singers and guitarists to ride on,
and have a big parade. It's sort of a "Let's have a party!"
down-home approach to Carnaval. It's actually the way the escolas-de-samba used to be, way back in the old days...... Most blocos play samba or, if they have a brass band, they might play
marchinhas, the peppy European polka-type music of
old-school Carnaval. Carnaval music used to all be marchinhas,
back in the 30's, before samba was brought to Rio by immigrants
from Bahia."
Kathleen Hunt
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Bloco Imprensa que eu Gamo
Route: Start 2pm. Meeting place from noon Mercadinho São José -
Laranjeiras
Sat, January 20
Bloco Gigantes da Lira
Route: Start at 5pm, General Glicério square, Laranjeiras
Sat, January 26
Curso do Samba
Route: Rua Dois de Dezembro (Meeting place at 11am), Rua Dois de
Dezembro, Beco do Pinheiro, Rua Machado de Assis, Rua do Catete, Rua Mem
de Sá, Rua do Lavradio.
Sat, February 2, at noon
Bloco da Ansiedade
Route: Mercadinho São José - Laranjeiras
Tues, February 5
Bloco do Barbas
Route: Meeting place, from 2pm, near Ruas Assis Bueno and Arnaldo
Quintela. Start at 4pm.
Sat, February 2
Bloco de Segunda-feira
Route: Cobal do Humaitá - Botafogo
Mon, February 4
LEME /
COPACABANA
Blocão
Route: Av. Atlântica from lifeguard station 6 to Rua Figueiredo
Magalhães
Sun, January 27, from 3pm to 7pm
Arengueiros da Mangueira
Route: Av. Atlântica, from lifeguard station 6 to Rua Figueiredo
Magalhães
Sun, January 27, from 4pm to 7pm
Confraria do Isac
Route: Parade (Meeting place Av. Atlântica opposite of Taberna Atlântica),
following along Av. Atlântica, Av. Princesa Isabel, Rua Ministro
Viveiros de Castro, Rua Rodolfo Dantas, Rua Barata Ribeiro, Rua Raul
Pompéia, Av. Rainha Elizabeth, Rua Prudente de Moraes, Rua Vinícius de
Moraes, Rua Visconde de Pirajá, Rua Francisco de Sá, Av. Atlântica to
the starting point.
Sun, January 27, from 11am to 6pm
Banda da Duvivier
Route: Rua Duvivier, Rua Barata Ribeiro, Rua Inhangá, Av. N. Sra. de
Copacabana to Rua Duvivier.
Sat, February 2 from 5pm to 10pm
Tues, February 5, from 5pm to 10pm
Bloco Carnavalesco Dois prá lá dois prá cá
Route: Start on Rua da Passagem, along Rua Góis Monteiro, Av. Lauro
Sodré, Túnel Novo, Av. Princesa Isabel and Av. Atlântica (track next to
the beach) ending opposite the Hotel Copacabana Palace.
Sat, February 2, from 2pm to 7pm
Bloco Carnavalesco O remédio é o samba
Route: Av. Atlântica on the corner of Rua Xavier da Silveira, along Av.
Atlântica, on the track next to the beach, from Rua Xavier da Silveira
to Rua Francisco Sá, returning to starting point.
Sat, February 2, from 2pm to 7pm
Banda da Bolívar
Route: Rua Bolivar, Rua Aires Saldanha, Rua Almirante Gonçalves, Av.
Atlântica and returning to Av. Atlantica.
Sat-Tues, February 2-5, from 2pm to 10pm
Banda Sá Ferreira
Route: Av. Atlântica on the corner of Rua Sá Ferreira, Rua Bulhões de
Carvalho, Rua Francisco Otaviano, Av. N. Sra. de Copacabana, Rua Xavier
da Silveira and Av. Atlântica.
Sat-Tues, February 2-5, from 4pm to 10pm
Banda Santa Clara
Route: Rua Santa Clara on the corner of Rua Domingos Ferreira, following
Av. Atlântica, Rua Paula Freitas, Rua Barata Ribeiro and returning to
Rua Santa Clara by Rua Barata Ribeiro.
Sat-Tues, February 2-5, from 4pm to 10pm
Banda Miguel Lemos
Route: Rua Miguel Lemos, Rua Aires Saldanha, only meeting place.
Sun, February 3, from 3pm to 10pm
Tues, February 5, from 3pm to 10pm
Bloco Carnavalesco Boca Seca
Route: Rua Gustavo Sampaio, Rua Aurelino Leal, Av. Atlântica, Av.
Princesa Isabel, Rua Gustavo Sampaio and Praça Ary Barroso.
Sun, February 3, from 5pm to 9pm
Tues, February 5, from 5pm to 9pm
Cordão da Confraria do Peru Sadio
Route: Rua Antônio Vieira, turning left of Rua Gustavo Sampaio, and
following along Rua Aurelino Leal, Av. Atlântica, Av. Princesa Isabeland
Av. N. Sra. de Copacabana.
Mon, February 4, from 3pm to 10pm
Banda do Lido
Route: Rua Ronald de Carvalho, Av. N. Sra. de Copacabana, Av. Princesa
Isabel, Av.Atlântica, Duvivier returning to Rua Ronald de Carvalho
Mon, February 4, from 2pm to 10pm
Clube do Samba
Route: Av. Atlântica, track near the beach, from Santa Clara to Rua
Almirante Gonçalves
Tues, February 5, from 2pm to 7pm
Bloco Galinha do Meio Dia
Route: Av. Atlântica corner of Rua Prado Junior to Rua Francisco
Otaviano ending opposite the Hotel Sofitel Rio de Janeiro
Tues, February 5, from 2pm to 6pm
Bloco Carnavalesco Katuca que ela púla
Route: Rua Siqueira Campos (Ladeira dos Tabajaras), Rua Barata Ribeiro,
Rua Santa Clara, Av. Atlântica, Rua Figueiredo Magalhães ending at
Ladeira dos Tabajaras.
Tues, February 5, from 3pm to 10pm
Banda Braguinha
Route: Start Hotel Copacabana Palace to Av. Princesa Isabel (Praça
Demétrio Ribeiro)
Tues, February 5, from 4pm to 6pm
Meu Bem Volto Já
Route: Rua Princesa Isabel, Av. Atlântica on one half the street to Leme.
Tues, February 5, from 3pm to 6pm
Banda Boca Maldita
Route: Av. Prado Junior following along Ruas Barata Ribeiro, Ingá, Av.
N. Sra. de Copacabana and Av. Prado Júnior.
Tues, February 5, from 3pm to 8pm
Monobloco
Route: Start from lifeguard station 6 to Rua Figueiredo Magalhães
Sun, February 10, from 9pm to 3pm
IPANEMA,
LEBLON, GÁVEA, JARDIM BOTÂNICO E LAGOA
Spanta neném
Route: Cycle-path to Clube Caiçaras - Lagoa (Corte do Cantagalo)
Sat, January 19, from noon to 6pm
Me Esquece...
Route: Rua Rita Ludolf, General San Martin, Av. Delfim Moreira, to
Jardim de Alah.
Sun, January 20, from noon to 6pm
Simpatia é quase Amor
Route: Praça General Osório following along Rua Teixeira de Melo towards
Av.Vieira Souto, Rua Henrique Dumont, to disperse.
Sat, January 26, from 3pm to 10
Sun, February 3, from 3pm to 10pm
Imaginou Agora Amassa
Route: Rua José Linhares, Av. Ataulfo de Paiva, Rua Almirante Guinle and
Av. Delfim Moreira.
Sat, January 26, from 11am to 5pm
Bloco Suvaco do Cristo
Route: Rua Jardim Botânico at Rua Faro to the end of Praça Santos Dumont
Sun, January 27, from 11am to 6pm
Rola Preguiçosa
Route: Rua Maria Quitéria, Rua Visconde de Piraja to Rua Farme de Amoedo.
Fri, February 1, from 7pm to 10pm
Bloco Vem ni mim que sou facinha
Route: on the corner of Rua Jangadeiros and Rua Prudente de Moraes
Fri, February 1, from 5pm to 9pm
Route: on the corner of Rua Jangadeiros and Rua Prudente de Moraes
Tues, February 5, from 5pm to 9pm
Empurra que Pega
Route: Praça Cazuza, following along Av. Ataulfo de Paiva to Rua Carlos
Góis
Sat, February 2, from 5pm to 10pm
Tues, February 5, from 5pm to 10pm
Banda de Ipanema
Route: Praça General Osório, Av. Vieira Souto, Rua Joana Angélica,
Visconde de Pirajá returning to Praça General Osório, to disperse.
Sat, January 19, from 3pm to 10pm
Route: Praça General Osório, Av.Vieira Souto, Rua Joana Angélica, Rua
Visconde de Pirajá returning to Praça General Osório to disperse.
Sat, February 2, from 3pm to 10pm
Tues, February 5, from 3pm to 10pm
Route: Sea bathing in fancy dress from Arpoador to lifeguard station 9
Ipanema
Sun, February 3, from 10am to 2pm
Route: Praça General Osório - Kids Ball
Mon, February 4, from 3pm to 7pm
Bloco Bangalafumenga
Route: Rua Pacheco Leão (Meeting place on the square of Praça of Rua Von
Martius) to Jardim Botânico, to disperse.
Sun, February 3, from 2pm to 8pm
Bloco do AfroReggae
Route: Av. Vieira Souto - between lifeguard stations 7 and 9
Sun, February 3 from 3pm to 7pm
Que M...é essa
Route: on the corner of Rua Nascimento Silva and Rua Garcia D'Ávila,
towards the beach, along Av. Vieira Souto towards Leblon ending opposite
Jardim de Alah
Sun, February 3, from 2pm to 6pm
Pede Passagem
Route: Jockey Club to Praça Santos Dumont
Mon, February 4, from noon to 5pm
Bloco Virtual
Route: Meeting place at 5pm from lifeguard station 9, Avenida Vieira
Souto, following to Arpoador.
Wed, February 6
Galinha do Meio Dia
Route: Av. Delfim Moreira, on the track next to the beach, from Av.
Bartolomeu Mitre until Rua Vinicius de Moraes
Sun, February 10, from 3pm to 7pm
DOWNTOWN AND
SURROUNDINGS
Se Não quer me dar, me empresta...
Meeting place: from 4pm - Rua do Lavradio, nr 90 - Lapa
Route: Rua do Lavradio, Av. Mem de Sá, Rua do Riachuelo, again Av. Mem
de Sá, Rua do Lavradio to disperse
Sat, February 2, from 4pm
Sociedade Carnavalesca Embaixadores da Folia da Cidade Maravilhosa
- Pierrot da Madrugada
Route: C.R. do Lavradio opposite the Labor Exchange (Meeting place at
7pm), Rua do Lavradio, Rua Rezende, Av. Gomes Freire, Av. Mem de Sá, Rua
Ubaldino do Amaral, Rua da Relação, Av. Gomes Freire, Rua Rezende, Rua
do Lavradio.
Sat, January 26, midnight
- Embaixadores da Folia
Route: Av. Rio Branco, on the corner of Rua São Bento (Meeting place at
6pm), Av. Rio Branco towards Lapa
Fri, February 1, at 7pm
- Bloco da Alvorada dos Embaixadores da Folia
Route: Av. Rio Branco,on the corner of Rua São Bento (Meeting Place at
5pm), Av. Rio Branco towards Cinelândia
Sat, February 2, at 7pm
- Embaixadores da Folia
Route: Av. Rio Branco near Rua da Alfândega (Meeting place at 4pm), Av.
Rio Branco, Rua da Alfândega, Av. Rio Branco
Tues, February 5, at 7pm
- Bloco da Apuração dos Embaixadores da Folia
Meeting place: Praça da Apoteose (Sambadrome)
Route: Av. Rio Branco,on the corner of Rua São Bento (Meeting place at
5am), Av. Rio Branco towards Cinelândia
Tues. 5 February, at 7pm
Wed. 6 February, from 2pm until the finals of the winner of the Samba
Schools
Sociedade Cultural Carnavalesca "O Berro da Viúva"
Route: Av. Gomes Freire (Meeting place), between Rua da Constituição and
Rua Visconde de Rio Branco.
Sat, February 2, at 10am
Bloco Carnavalesco Carioca da Gema
Route: Rua do Lavradio opposite nr. 168 (Meeting place at 3pm), Rua do
Lavradio, Rua dos Arcos, Praça Cardeal Câmara.
Sat, February 2, at 4pm
Cordão do Prata Preta
Route: Rua Sacadura Cabral, opposite nr. 373 ( Meeting place), Rua
Sacadura Cabral, Rua Conselheiro Zacarias, Rua Leôncio de Albuquerque,
Rua Pedro Ernesto, Rua Sacadura Cabral, Rua do Livramento, Rua do
Propósito, Rua Sacadura Cabral.
Sat, February 2, at 4pm
Cordão do Boitatá
Route: Rua do Mercado à Praça XV
Sun, February 3, from 9am
Bloco das Carmelitas Santa Teresa
Route: on the corner of Rua Dias de Barros and Ladeira de Santa Teresa
Route: Largo do Guimarães
Tues, February 5
MÉIER
Escravos da Mauá
Meeting place: Largo da Prainha
Sun, January 27, at 4pm
Bloco Amigos da Rua Joaquim Méier
Route: Rua Joaquim Méier, nº 213, Rua Guajú, Rua Oliveira, Rua Dias da
Cruz, Rua José Veríssimo and bach
Sun, February 3, 7pm to midnight
VILA ISABEL
B. C. Planeta dos macacos
Route: Rua Conselheiro Otaviano, Rua Silva Pinto, Rua 28 de Setembro to
Petisco da Vila and back
Sun, February 3, from 5pm (Meeting place)
Monobloco
The
celebrated 2007 parade attended by over 100,000 has been moved to
Copabana as of 2008
Venue: Copacabana
Parade:
Sunday after Carnival
9am
Route: along Av. Atlantica
Route:
Start from lifeguard station 6 to Rua Figueiredo Magalhães
Sun, February 10, from 9pm to 3pm
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