Rio Carnival 2027 at the Sambadrome: the three parade nights in February, ticket sectors and prices in reais, the Série Ouro, the parade order and what is sold out.
The Grupo Especial parades of Rio Carnival 2027 take place at the Marquês de Sapucaí Sambadrome on Sunday 7, Monday 8 and Tuesday 9 February, with the champions returning on Saturday 13 February. The first ticket stages have already sold out.
This post sets out the parade order, the sectors and prices in reais, what the earlier sales stages left, the cheaper Série Ouro nights and the purchase limits. For the city itself, see the Rio de Janeiro nightlife guide.
Facts checked on 22 October 2026. Line-ups, prices, sold-out status and transport plans change, so confirm on the organiser page before you go.
The order below was drawn by Liesa in April, as reported by Poder360 and Imirante:
The Sábado das Campeãs on 13 February brings back the six best-placed schools. The sources checked do not give start times for the Grupo Especial nights.
The most recent sales stage reported, the fifth, opened on Thursday 10 September at 18:00 through Ticketmaster. These were returned seats from cancelled orders and unfinished payments. Prices at that stage:
Sectors 12 and 13, the popular stands at the Praça da Apoteose, were to be sold in a later stage with no date or price given. The checked pages do not state whether anything has sold out since 10 September.
Tupi reported on 29 July that the Passaporte Rio Carnaval, which covered the three competitive nights, and the Ingresso Sambista, bought first with the day chosen afterwards, were both "esgotadas". The third stage that followed on 10 August covered the special stands in sectors 2 to 11 (except 9) and the numbered seats in sector 12. Liesa's own ticket page still showed the Carnaval 2024 banner when checked, so Ticketmaster is the page to trust for live availability.
The limits changed between stages. In the 10 August stage, one half-price ticket was allowed per CPF per parade day and a maximum of four tickets per person. In the 10 September stage, each buyer could take up to two tickets per parade day, including the Sábado das Campeãs, with only one half-price ticket per CPF in total and one frisa per CPF. Ticketmaster opens a virtual waiting room before each stage, but joining early does not guarantee a better place in the queue. Liesa's customer line is (21) 3190-2100.
The Série Ouro, run by Liga RJ, takes place on Friday 5 and Saturday 6 February 2027 at the Sapucaí, starting at 20:50. Tickets cost R$45, or R$22.50 half price, in sectors 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 and 11, and went on sale on Tuesday 18 August at 12:00 through Ticketmaster. Eight schools parade on the Friday, among them São Clemente, Unidos do Jacarezinho and Porto da Pedra, and nine on the Saturday, among them Acadêmicos de Santa Cruz, Estácio de Sá and Império Serrano.
For clubs and live music beyond the Sambadrome, see best clubs in Rio de Janeiro, best bars in Rio de Janeiro and Rio de Janeiro nightlife neighbourhoods. No official street-bloco calendar for 2027 was among the pages checked, so none is listed here.
Poder360: ticket prices, Imirante: Liesa starts ticket sales, Sopa Cultural: new stage on 10 September, Diário do Rio: tickets return from R$125, Super Rádio Tupi: new sales round, Diário do Rio: Série Ouro tickets and Diário do Rio: Série Ouro parade order.
Yes. Half price is R$125 for the special stands, open to students, people with disabilities, people aged 60 and over and low-income young people who meet the legal criteria, and R$22.50 for the Série Ouro. Only one half-price ticket per CPF was allowed.
The CPF is the Brazilian taxpayer number that Ticketmaster uses to apply the purchase limits. The pages checked do not explain what an overseas visitor should enter, so confirm with Liesa's customer line before buying.
A frisa is a box near the track for up to six people. The September stage listed prices from R$1,835 to R$10,200 per night, with only one frisa allowed per CPF.
Yes. Every source checked gives 7, 8 and 9 February for the Grupo Especial and 13 February for the champions. The sources differ only on the purchase limits, which changed between sales stages.
