Getting tickets to the Sambódromo isn’t difficult if you don’t mind the concrete bleachers. The nights when top samba schools compete are much more expensive.

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04.03.2025

The Most Picturesque Blocos? Ipanema! [Rio Carnival Day 3]

The megabloco of the day was in Leblon, below the Morro Dois Irmãos and the favela of Vidigal. Ipanema is posh and glamorous, Leblon is posher and wealthier.

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05.03.2025

All You Need is Love (and the Beach) [Rio Carnival Day 4]

We love the Bloco do Sargento Pimenta. It’s basically a band mixing songs from The Beatles with Brazilian rhythms.

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07.03.2025

It’s the Ultimate “Purge” [Rio Carnival Day 5]

Welcome to day 5 of Carnival, aka “the purge.” This is not some kind of ancient Brazilian tradition by the way, but my nickname for Mardi Gras, Rio style.

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The Greatest Show on Earth [Rio Carnival Day 1]

The Most Picturesque Blocos? Ipanema! [Rio Carnival Day 3]

All You Need is Love (and the Beach) [Rio Carnival Day 4]

It’s the Ultimate “Purge” [Rio Carnival Day 5]

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