Carnival 2025

Feb 28th - Mar 08th

The Samba Parade’s Access or Access Group

Samba Parade

The Samba Parade’s Access or Access Group

The Access Group Parade.

The participants in the Rio de Janeiro Carnival Access Group are perhaps not given as much reverence as those in the Special Group, but they consist of excellent performers as well. Composed of 16 of Rio’s big samba schools, the competition is fierce in this category, as the winner makes it to the Special Group parade of the following year.

This is the best option for those who do not want to spend huge amounts of money, but are still interested in watching exceptional performances.

Alex Ferro | Riotur

The 2025 Access Group

This group, also known as Access Group parades on Carnival Friday and Saturday and the line up for the 2025 parade at the Sambodromo in order of appearance as follows:

February 09th (Friday) February 10th (Saturday)
21:00 

União do Parque Acarí

Sereno de Campo Grande

21:45 

Império da Tijuca

Em Cima da Hora

22:30

Acadêmicos de Vigário Geral

Arranco do E.D

23:15

Inocentes de Belford Roxo

União da Ilha

00:00

Estácio de Sá

Unidos de Padre Miguel

00:45

União de Maricá

São Clemente

01:30

Acadêmicos de Niterói

Unidos de Bangu

02:15 

Unidos da Ponte

Império Serrano

A choice of tickets at the SambodromoThe “Concentração”

This area, meaning ‘concentration’ in English is where schools gather for a final warm up before they enter the competition arena. Just like in the Rio Carnival Special Group category, only two schools collect at any given time, in order of their performance schedule and await their entrance which is announced over microphone.

This is a great place to take pictures with performers, as everyone is in a high state of energy and excitement just before they take the stage.

Luciola Villella | Riotur

If you decide to attend Access Group's samba parade, the prices will be considerably lower, as compared to the Special Group’s parade. There are various types of seats to choose from. The Granstand seats or bleachers, with unmarked seats are the cheapest tickets. Allocated seats can be bought in Front boxes or Covered boxes.

Our Advice: Get an open box frisa ticket - It's not that expensive compared to the Special Group Parades and watch the parade with the comfort of an assigned seat right by the runaway. Get Sambadrome Tickets Here.

Alex Ferro | Riotur

Some people recommend that the best place in the Sambodromo is near the drummers’ niche, where the “baterias” stop to play and the acoustics are perfect. These include the front boxes and grandstands in Sector 11. Others say that Sector 6 offers a good view from the parade, as it is located in the middle of the avenue, offering an excellent view of the front and rear of the parade and it has a judges cabin in that sector.

There are thus a variety of tickets for you to choose from, depending on what you would like to experience.

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