2009 Samba Parade Results
The Samba Parade is a glorious competition in between the Rio samba schools, for which the scores are given by the judges.
There are ten categories in which the schools are judged.
There are 4 judges of every category (altogether 40 of them) and they are spread along the samba run-way in the Sambodromo, in their booths.
Scores are given on a scale 5-10 (with fractions), 10 being the best one.
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Samba Parade Results |
Ranking |
School |
Scores |
1 |
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399.3 |
2 |
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398.0 |
3 |
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396.9 |
4 |
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396.8 |
5 |
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396.5 |
6 |
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396.5 |
7 |
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396.0 |
8 |
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395.1 |
9 |
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394.6 |
10 |
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393.9 |
11 |
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388.2 |
12 |
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387.5 |
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Announcement of the Results |
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Apotheoses Square (at the end of the Sambodromo), where the results were counted and announced on Ash Wednesday, just after Carnival. |
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| Samba School Ranking 2003-2007 |
Ranking |
School |
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São Clemente, the last school will be downgraded from the Special Group of the best 12 schools to Group A. The highest scoring school in Group A joins the Special Group for next year.
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