Sambodromo da Marques de Sapucai Schedule

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The parades attract many thousands of Brazilians and foreign tourists each year.The Sambadrome ("Sambódromo" in Portuguese) was designed by Oscar Niemeyer and built in 1984.

The parades are televised nationally and are watched by large audiences.Each samba school has a preset amount of time (90 minutes) to parade from one end of the Sambadrome to the other with all its thousands of dancers, its drum section, and a number of floats.

On Ash Wednesday (quarta-feira de cinzas), grades are gathered and one school is declared the winner.

They are held for four consecutive nights, during which schools parade one after another from 8pm until the morning.

The complex includes an area located at the end of the parade route, the Praà§a da Apoteose (Apotheosis Square), where the bleachers are set further back from the parade area, creating a square where revelers gather as they end their parade.In December, the samba schools begin holding technical rehearsals at the Sambadrome, leading up to Carnival.Outside Carnival season, the Praà§a da Apoteose is occasionally used as a venue for international music concerts.Artists that have performed at the venue include Phil Collins, Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones, KISS, Iron Maiden, Coldplay, Elton John, Roxette, James Blunt, Whitney Houston, Radiohead, Robbie Williams, Roger Waters, Eric Clapton, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Guns N' Roses, Carlos Santana, Avril Lavigne, Jonas Brothers, Demi Lovato & a-ha, among others.The official Carnival parades take place just before the start of Lent.

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