About the event
Rio Carnival is the world's biggest and most famous carnival, a days-long explosion of samba, costume and street parties before Lent. Its centrepiece is the competition between the city's samba schools, who parade elaborate floats and thousands of dancers through the purpose-built Sambadrome.
Key figures
6 days, Friday to Wednesday5–10 February 2027
WhenBefore LentFebruary or March
HighlightSambadrome paradessamba-school contest
Scale~2 million/dayon the streets
CityRio de JaneiroBrazil
Stay in Rio de Janeiro
Check-in 4 Feb, check-out 11 Feb 2027 — 7 nights around 5 February 2027 – 10 February 2027. Change the dates to stay longer.
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Getting there
- AirportSantos Dumont Airport (SDU), about 2 km
- Time zoneAmerica/Sao Paulo
Host country
- Currency: Brazilian real
- Language: Portuguese
- Driving: on the right
- Capital: Brasilia
- Phone: +55
- Emergency: 190
- Electricity: 127/220 V, 60 Hz, plugs C/N
Coming years
2028
The organiser had not announced the 2028 edition as of 2026-09-03.