Best Sambadrome Sectors | Rio Carnival 2027 Tickets
What's the Best Sambadrome Sector for Your Rio Carnival 2027 Experience?
Learn All You Need to Know About the Different Types of Sectors at Rio Carnival Sambadrome Before Choosing Yours.
Sambadrome Sectors for Rio Carnival 2027
There are plenty of Ticket Package Options and Sectors at the Sambadrome. But what suits you best? Learn about them before you choose your ticket for the Rio Carnival 2027 parade nights.
The Rio Carnival 2027 parades are spread across several nights in February: the Série Ouro parades take place on February 5th and 6th; the Special Group (Grupo Especial) parades run over three nights — Sunday the 7th, Monday the 8th, and Tuesday the 9th of February, with 4 samba schools competing each night (12 schools in total); and the Champions parade closes the festivities on February 13th. There are different kinds of seats available in different sectors of the Sambadrome. You may want to do some research ahead of time to make sure that you end up with the kind of seat that you want. Some sectors will get you closer to the action while others provide great aerial views. It all depends on your personal tastes.
Sectors 2 to 11 of the Sambadrome
Sectors 2 to 11 house the Grandstands, which are the most affordable option but also offer a wonderful aerial view. Sambadrome Sectors 3, 6, 7 and 10 have the judges' stand and naturally these are where the most spectacular samba presentations take place during Carnival 2027.
Tourists chiefly occupy Sector 9 as it has numbered seating. Sectors with large numbers of Cariocas are very vivacious zones. But if you prefer to watch the 2027 samba school parades without being disturbed, choose the sector that best matches your style.
Sector 10 has the least expensive of the front boxes and you can watch the parade from start to finish. It is mainly filled with local people. Sambadrome Sector 11 tickets are difficult to procure as they are mostly booked for large groups of tourists by the cruise lines.
Both Sectors 10 and 11 are near the drummers, and provide some splendid rhythms to dance to during the Rio Carnival 2027 parades — including the highly anticipated Tuesday night finale of the Special Group on February 9th. Sectors 12 and 13 are as good as open boxes relative to the vista and ease offered. They have the largest number of allocated seating and are laid out like an open-air theatre.
