Rio Travel Info | Rio de Janeiro Events

Famed worldwide, Carnival in Rio de Janerio reigns as the benchmark for comparisons among carnival celebrations worldwide. Activities include samba schools parading on the Avenida Rio Branco and those at the Sambodrome.

18 – 21 Feb 2012
Everyone has heard of the Rio Carnival – it’s the benchmark against which every other carnival is compared. A spirit and energy takes over the city and has everyone enraptured for four days of infectious rhythmic shuffling and unbeatable revelry. Sambadrome, Avenida Marques de Sapucaí, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Oi Noites Cariocas, which translates as “Oi Rio Nights”, is an eagerly awaited season of pop and rock concerts. Catch well-known Brazilian artists at Pier Maua during Rio de Janeiro’s balmy summer nights, as well as musicals and other events. Pier Maua, Avenida Rodrigues Alves, 10, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

The Rio Music Conference is an annual event organized every February in Rio and it is considered to be the largest musical get-together in the southern hemisphere. The event will be organized in Marina da Gloria and will be the home of disco bars, workshops, discussions, DJs,m and will showcase a bundle concerts by international [...]

If you are not a big fan of the Rio Carnival, head down to the Parati Carnival, organized down on the coast to the old colonial town of Parati. The party here is more traditional, significantly less crowded and is set in a lovely utopian environment.