Street Bands

Carnival street bands play music in the streets, revelers joining in, drinking and dancing away.
All you have to do is to turn up and join in. It is all free.

You will find below the list with a selection of the best Rio Carnival Street Bands, their 2010 Carnival route and schedule.

There are approx. 300 bands expected to take to the streets at the up-coming Carnival.
The biggest band procession takes place in Av. Rio Branco, Downtown (Centro). From Saturday to Tuesday you can see the greatest variety of street bands there, and it is where the merry-making is at its wildest with traditional groups such as Cordão do Bola Preta, Cacique de Ramos, Bafo da Onça, to mention just a few. A visit at the end of the afternoon is always entertaining.