Carnival Parades
Learn All About The Carnival Parades In Rio De Janeiro.
The Access Group, Special Group and Champion's Carnival.
The opening act at the Sambadrome is the Access Group Parade that will start at 9:00 pm on Carnival Friday, February 13th, 2026.
This is the first in a series of Carnival parades held over the next four days at the Sambadrome. Saturday, February 14th is scheduled for the second day of Access Group competition where samba schools in the second league will put up a spectacular show in a bid to gain a slot in the Special Group next year.
Carnival parades by the elite group begin on Carnival Sunday, February 15th with four schools in the Special Group performing before a packed stadium and then the Second Day of Special Group Parade on February 16th with four other samba schools and the Third Day of Special Group Parade on February 17th with the last four samba schools.
Above the table of Special Group, Access Group and Winner's Parades of 2025
Special Group Parade Order 2026
Access Group Parade Order 2026
Winners' Parade - Champion and 5 runner-up from Special Group
| Start of the Parade | February 21st (Saturday) |
| 22:00 | To be defined |
| 23:00 | To be defined |
| 00:00 | To be defined |
| 01:00 | To be defined |
| 02:00 | To be defined |
| 03:00 | To be defined |
It's Carnival Time
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