Samba parade rehearsals are held every year at convenient spots at the Samba School Halls. Samba rehearsals gains fervor and the excitement peaks with endless rehearsals held at the Sambadrome even on weekends. Visitors get a sneak trailer of the real stuff just by watching these rehearsals. If you are looking for an opportunity to chill out, Samba city is the best place for it all. You can master dance grooves with professional drummers and expert Samba dancers all night long. At schools like Salgueiro and Mangueira, visitors and dance lovers can learn awesome foot tapping moves during Samba rehearsals which begin by August every year.

Get a shot at all the excitement and action at the Sambadrome when Samba rehearsals at schools commence in the month of December through January. Even though you won’t get to watch the ornamental floats or the lavishly decorated costumes, you will definitely be promised loads of heart pounding music enough to liven up the carnival spirit. A chance to dance with Cariocas is an added bonus as they are the only ones who can worthily challenge the samba dance experts. Don’t miss out on the concluding samba rehearsals which are awesome with a lot of action, lights and sounds.