9 – 14 Feb
>Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
riocarnaval.org
This annual festival considered the biggest carnival in the world with two million people per day on the streets. The typical Rio carnival parade is filled with revelers, floats, and adornments from numerous samba schools which are located in Rio. Dressed in beautiful costumes these amazing dancers parade through the Sambadrome, official balls & parties are held at Copacabana Palace. And the streets come alive with the mini festivals instigated by locals where formality and structure are left far behind as music and dancing become the order of the day.
Entry> $59- $109
Rio Carnival
A member of the samba school Grande Rio performs on the second day of parades at the Sambodromo during the Carnival of Rio de Janeiro.