Carnaval Backstage Tour: Explore Samba City's Preparations with Cocktail

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Experience the backstage of the world-famous Carioca Carnival in Rio de Janeiro. Explore Samba City’s preparations, witness the construction of floats and costumes, and enjoy a Caipirinha welcome drink!

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

Cancellation: 1 day learn more

Highlights

Carnaval Experience - • Bilingual guide
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Guided tour to the Grande Rio samba factory – one of the main Samba Schools of the city of Rio de Janeiro
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Presentation of the explanatory panel: some of the history of samba and the carnival parades
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Getting in the mood: costume layout to dress and photograph
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Samba Flavor: welcoming caipirinhas
• Samba Class with a Passista!

The Tour does not includes transportation.

We will meet in the Cidade do Samba (Inside the Samba City complex under the smaller tent in the middle of it).

To get here:

There is a VLT (tram) station in front of the main entrance of the City of Samba.

If You came by UBER or Taxi just ask for the Cidade do Samba.

Viva o Carnaval!!

What's Included

Exclusive backstage access to Rio’s Carnival
Refreshments including bottled water
Guidance from a professional tour guide
Bilingual guide for non-Portuguese speakers
Enjoy alcoholic beverages

Additional Information

The only backstage tour of the Carioca Carnival, the most famous carnival in the world!

When in Rio, you need to experience Samba! This tour introduces you to the artistry and imagination of Carnival and allows you to discover the backstage of The greatest show on Earth!

Have an unique and authentic experience exploring the backstage, the secrets, the people working and the preparations for the parade, which is also a competition.

During the tour, you will be able to witness the process of construction and production of floats and more than 3000 costumes for the show. This visit includes a guided tour to the factory of the 2022th Carnival champion Samba School, Grande Rio.

Including an exhibition about the history of Samba and Carnival, the tour provides a chance to dress up in authentic parade costumes, experience the samba dance and enjoy a delicious Caipirinha welcome drink! Come visit us!

Children must be accompanied by an adult
Minimum drinking age is 18 years
Dress code is smart casual

Location

Cidade do Samba

Samba City is a big complex of warehouses with brown color located 100 meters from AquaRio. Please enter from the main entrance on Binário do Porto avenue. We will meet inside the Samba City under the smaller tent in the middle of it - look for guid with Carnaval Experience colorful T-shiert.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

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Rachelle_g

Aug 26, 2024

Would do it again - I loved this experience. It was educational and beautiful and would def recommend it. The only negative I had was at the beginning rose spoke to the Portuguese people for like 30 minutes explaining the story of carnival and ours was 10 minutes so I feel like she left out details. It would’ve been great if she paused here and there and alternated

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201dwightp

Aug 22, 2024

So much fun - A really fun and informative experience. I learned so much about the carnival culture, got a behind the scene view, danced the samba and had a terrific time. I strongly recommend Lia as a guide. Super informative, very engaged in the samba culture, a great communicator and a lovey human. The highlight of my Rio visit.

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Iamtraveling4353

Aug 1, 2024

Absolutely FUN!!! - Carnaval Experience was quite the experience! We got an excellent review of the process, history and backstage tour of Rio de Janiero Carnaval. Our guide was extremely knowledgeable and engaging. Everyone was happy and the service was excellent. We especially enjoyed wearing the customs and learning the samba dance moves. I highly recommend this tour.

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Vacation50109376405

Jul 15, 2024

A real carnival experience - Excellent visit that makes us want to come back for the real carnival Very clear explanations, costume trials a samba lesson, in short a perfect experience

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Smiles3059

Jul 14, 2024

Fun Carnaval Experience - We enjoyed the backstage experience, giving us a deeper understanding of the Carnaval. We enjoyed seeing the costumes and the samba demonstration. It was a fun time.

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Laquita

Jul 7, 2024

History & Fun - Rose was an excellent guide. We enjoyed hearing about the history of Carnaval and all of the preparation that goes into the event. Also enjoyed a little samba. Great experience. Highly recommend.

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Dianexxxxx

Jul 6, 2024

Excellent - Excellent, well worth the visit. Very informative about the carnival and Fun to see behind the scenes. It is across the road from the Rio Star so can easily be combined

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Amy_k

Jun 28, 2024

Was a great time.... - Was a great time. Provided both education about carnaval and experiences that made it a special tour.

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Genacia_d

Jun 10, 2024

Love for carnival! - This is the best activity for anyone who loves carnival!! It was amazing to see how the floats are built, viewing and trying on carnival costumes and learning the yearly process to prep for the biggest show to the world!! Thank you to the staff for a great guide and the samba performance! Highly recommend!

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Sandeep_k

Jul 11, 2024

Good experience - It was good to learn about carnival of Brazil, do some samba and try carnival dresses. Our guide (can’t remember her name) was great!

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