Samba Parades, Rio Carnival 2023, Sambadrome, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

The glorious Samba Parades at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, are the main attraction of the most exciting annual party in the whole World, the Rio Carnival. The parades are filled with revelers, floats, costumes, samba music and dances, excitements and joys. In 2023, the parades took place on February 17th and 18th, when the Access Group(or the aspiring teams) paraded. On February 19th and 20th, it was the turn of the Special Group(or the elite teams) to parade. Finally, on Saturday, February 25th, closing the 2023 Carnival, it was when the champions’ parade took place. The parades started from 9 PM and lasted for more than 8 hours. This video shows the scenes from the parades on February 19th. Just awesome!