Samba Parade Rehearsals

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2012 RIO CARNIVAL

 

Technical rehearsals – Ensaios Técnicos in Portuguese - are like the main parade, with the same samba, drummers, the flag bearer and her escort. The costumes and the floats are the only two elements not shown here for obvious reasons.

The technical rehearsals attract an enormous crowd of locals and are really worth taking part of.

It's free. If you have the chance to attend, we recommend you not to miss it. Here’s the official schedule of the technical rehearsals for the 2012 Rio Carnival

January        
Date Day 7 PM 8 PM 9 PM
08 Sunday Wash Ceremony  Meet ing of Drums Beija-Flor
13 Friday   Imperio Serrano   União da Ilha
14 Saturday Tuiuti Rocinha  Portela
15 Sunday Renascer Mocidade Unidos da Tijuca
21 Saturday   Inocentes de Belford Roxo Porto da Pedra
22 Sunday Santa Cruz Grande Rio Vila Isabel
27 Friday   Cubango Imperio da Tijuca
28 Saturday   Estácio de Sá Imperatriz
29 Sunday Viradouro União da Ilha Salgueiro

 

February        
Date Day 7 PM 8 PM 9 PM
03 Friday   Vila Isabel  
4 Saturday Renascer São Clemente Porto da Pedra
5 Sunday   Mangueira Unidos da Tijuca
10 Friday   Mocidade Salgueiro
11 Saturday   Portela Imperatriz
12 Sunday Test of Sound and Lighting with Last Year Champion Beija-Flor