Carnival In Rio de Janeiro 2009 Dates: Pre-Carnival: First parade of Banda de Ipanema on Saturday, 02-07-2009 Pre-Carnival: Cordao da Bola Preta at Cinelândia at 5 p.m. on Friday 02-13-2009 Pre-Carnival: Simpatia e Quase Amor in Ipanema on Saturday 02-14-2009 Official Opening of Carnival 2009 festivities, on 02-21-2009 Carnival Sunday: Samba Parade at 9 p.m. at the Sambodrome on 02-22-2009 Carnival Monday: Samba Parade at 9 p.m. at the Sambodrome on 02-23-2009 Last call: Carnival 2009 Winners Parade at 9 p.m. at the Sambodrome on 2-28-2009 Carnival Tuesday: Mardi Gras, the last official day of Carnival 2009, on 02-24-2009 Monobloco closes Carnival 2009 festivities with style at Copacabana Beach, on 03-01-2009 Your Stay will consist of:  Departing on Tuesday February 17, 2009 Arriving in Rio Wednesday February 18, 2009 Return Friday February 27, 2009 Note: Departure are give or take depending on what you want your experience to be

Carnival in Rio is hosted every February and some years stretching into early March.  Rio de Janeiro erupts in an ecstatic fiesta of pulsating music, swirling dancers and radiant costumes.  From all over the world, thousands of people descend upon Rio's  festivities lasting four days and four nights.

Carnival in Rio 2009 will capture the unique pageantry and euphoria of Carnival as the world's largest party.  While the people of Rio during Carnival are a feast for the eyes, the the streets of Rio is where you can hear the samba, the dance of Carnival whose rhythms African slaves brought to Brazil. Carnival's main event is a parade that features a contest between escolas de samba (samba clubs). Judged for the best song, rhythm, dancing and costumes.  The competition takes place on the Sambódromo (a stadium specially designed for samba parades). Virtually every neighborhood in Rio has a samba club that practices throughout the year, harboring dreams of glory. The nocturnal extravagance of Rio's innumerable costume balls are also recorded in this book, which will appeal to anyone interested in costumes and the singular splendor and joy of Carnival.

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