Rio de Janeiro Carnival 2027: Dates (Feb 5–9 and 13), Sambadrome Nights & Camarotes
Per Riotur and LIESA, Rio de Janeiro's Carnival 2027 parades run at the Marquês de Sapucaí Sambadrome from Friday, February 5 to Tuesday, February 9, then return for the Sábado das Campeãs on Saturday, February 13. LIESA lists free technical rehearsals on January 23, 24, 30 and 31. Dates, lineups and availability can change, and the organizer's page is the source of truth. See also our Carnival 2027 guide.
The Official Parade Calendar
Schools as listed when we checked on October 18.
| Date | Official calendar entry | Page |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday, January 23 | Free rehearsal, first block from 17:30 | LIESA |
| Sunday, January 24 | Free rehearsal, first block from 17:00 | LIESA |
| Saturday, January 30 | Free rehearsal, first block from 17:30 | LIESA |
| Sunday, January 31 | Free rehearsal, first block from 17:00, opening with Lavagem da Sapucaí | LIESA |
| Friday, February 5 | Série Ouro (Liga RJ), night 1: eight schools, São Clemente first | Riotur |
| Saturday, February 6 | Série Ouro, night 2: nine schools, Acadêmicos de Santa Cruz first | Riotur |
| Sunday, February 7 | Grupo Especial: União de Maricá, Beija-Flor de Nilópolis, Paraíso do Tuiuti, Unidos de Vila Isabel | LIESA |
| Monday, February 8 | Grupo Especial: Mocidade Independente de Padre Miguel, Unidos da Tijuca, Acadêmicos do Salgueiro, Imperatriz Leopoldinense | LIESA |
| Tuesday, February 9 | Grupo Especial: Portela, Unidos do Viradouro, Acadêmicos do Grande Rio, Estação Primeira de Mangueira | LIESA |
| Saturday, February 13 | Sábado das Campeãs (Desfile das Campeãs) | LIESA |
LIESA's home page labels the Grupo Especial nights "Carnaval 2027"; Riotur names them. The calendar lists no parade on February 10 to 12. No official 2027 page we read prints a parade start time, so we give none. The Campeãs schools are unknown until judging ends.
Parade Nights in Our Catalogue
- Série Ouro (Liga RJ): Carnaval no Rio | Arquibancadas: Friday, February 5 to Saturday, February 6, read on the Ticketmaster page; availability not confirmed. Riotur's draw article and Ticketmaster say February 5 and 6, but an April Riotur article places the first schools on February 6 and 7, and an August one says "sábado e domingo" for February 5 and 6, though February 5 is a Friday.
- Carnaval do Rio 2027: Desfiles do Grupo Especial: Sunday, February 7 to Tuesday, February 9, per LIESA.
- Rio Carnaval 2027: Desfile das Campeãs: Saturday, February 13, per LIESA; no sale dates printed, availability not confirmed.
- Rio Carnival 2027: February 5 to 13, our umbrella listing for the whole program, not one event. We could not confirm that span on an official page, and its Ticketmaster page shows February 7, 8, 9 and 13 only.
- Ensaios técnicos, per LIESA: January 23, January 24, January 30, January 31.
Availability on October 18. Ticketmaster's Rio Carnaval listing showed its stands, frisa, individual-seat, Sambista and Passaporte products as sold out, yet the page also announces a fifth sale phase from September 10 and says Sambista sales start "em breve", so treat its status as inconsistent. Per LIESA's October 16 notice, frisa tickets were sold in September and become wristbands delivered in advance; pickup dates are not announced. LIESA says resale-fraud reports go to ingressoseguro@liesa.org.br.
Camarotes at the Sambadrome
All 13 listings are camarotes at the Sapucaí, sold by each camarote through Ticketmaster Brasil. They are organizers' products, not LIESA's. As read on each seller's page, none names ticket tiers or shows a sold-out status except Allegria's pre-sale.
From the rehearsal nights to Saturday, February 13:
- Camarote Folia Tropical, from Saturday, January 23: Setor 8, a three-level space. Its page sells the rehearsals as a separate event and lists parade days February 6, 7, 8, 9 and 13 only.
- Camarote Allegria, from Saturday, January 30: Setor 11; pre-sale marked sold out, general sale shows no status. February 5 is not listed, and the page mentions "Camarote Allegria 2026" once.
- Camarote Rio, from Saturday, January 30: Setor 6; credentialing at the Jockey Club Brasileiro (Gávea).
- Camarote Aura, from Sunday, January 31: Setor 2.
Friday, February 5 to Saturday, February 13:
- Camarote Lounge Carioca: Setor 7.
- Camarote Mar: Setor 6.
- Camarote Portela: Setor 03.
- Camisa 10: no sector printed.
- Camarote Atmosfera: Setor 8; its dates read "05 06, 07, 08, 09 e 13", likely a typo.
- Camarote Bateria Nota 10: Setor 3.
- Camarote Explode Coração: Setor 4.
- Camarote Lounge Viradouro: Setor 4, frisas 19 to 29.
Sunday, February 7 to Saturday, February 13: Camarote Nº1, Setor 2.
Age rules differ by camarote, so read each listing first. The Aura and Allegria seller pages also list Wednesday, February 10 (Aura calls it the Apuração, the judging count). No LIESA or Riotur page we read gives that date.
Street Blocos
Specific bloco dates are not published yet. Per Riotur, street carnival is expected to start on Saturday, January 16, and its page lists only the registration and authorization timeline: police and fire-brigade authorizations run from November 1 to January 11, and the process closes on January 15. Blocos are not in our catalogue yet.
FAQ
What time do the parades start? No official 2027 page we read prints a parade start time.
How does Rio compare with other carnivals? See Carnival in Latin America compared and what else is on in Rio.
More Brazilian carnivals: our Salvador guide and São Paulo guide.
Leia em português: Carnaval do Rio 2027. Leer en español: Carnaval de Río 2027.
We built this guide from our catalogue and official pages on October 18, 2026. See what else is on: events in Brazil.