Sambodromo

The Sambódromo in Rio de Janeiro , with its full name Sambódromo da Marquês de Sapucaí (hence often called Sapucaí for short ), officially Passarela Professor Darcy Ribeiro , is the grandstand street in the city ​​center of Cidade Nova , initiated in 1983 by Governor Leonel Brizola and built in 1984 by Oscar Niemeyer , in which the parade and competition of the samba schools called Desfile takes place in the carnival . The arena is around 700 meters long and seats 88,500 people. Before the Sambodromo was built, the parade took place on Avenida Rio Branco in the center of Rio.

Similar structures with the same function were also built in other carnival centers. The most important is the Sambodromo do Anhembi in São Paulo .

The samba competitions

The official carnival parades take place annually on four consecutive nights before the start of Lent . During this period, samba schools compete against each other in the Sambódromo from 8 p.m. until the early hours of the morning. The organizational process is divided into the performances of the samba schools in the Grupo de Acesso A on Saturday, the highlight with those of the Grupo Especial on Sundays and Mondays and finally those of the Grupo de Acesso B on Tuesday. The samba schools present themselves there for 90 minutes each. Up to 6,000 dancers and samba drummers perform in the parades and are awarded prizes by a jury. Admission prices start at the equivalent of € 3 in the cheapest category.

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The Sambodromo in a panoramic view from the upper stand of Sector 9 during the parade of a Samba school of the Grupo de Acesso A.

The popular carnival celebrations are televised nationwide across Brazil.

Outside of the Carnival , the Sambódromo is used by the Samba schools for practice purposes.

2016 Summer Olympics

During the 2016 Summer Olympics , the Sambódromo was the venue for the archery competitions and the start and finish point for the walking competitions and marathons.

At the 2016 Paralympics , the Sambodromo was also the archery venue.

Web links

Commons : Sambódromo  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Sambódromo on rio2016.com
• Information about the Sambadromo and the Rio Carnival

Coordinates: 22 ° 54 ′ 43 ″  S , 43 ° 11 ′ 47 ″  W.