Celebrate the Champions Parade Weekend with incredible savings! Enjoy hotel rates that are up to three times lower than during Carnival. Don’t miss out!

All Beach Hotels listed below have adopted a Floating Rate policy for Champions Weekend, making it challenging to navigate the various price fluctuations. It is important to note that making an early reservation will lower prices. Request a quote by filling out the form below.

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√ Rio Carnival Champions Parade Tickets upgraded to a Box Seat Front Row A Guaranteed – Best seats in the entire Venue on Sectors 6, 7, 8, or 9 (most central ones!)

√ Full Day 8-Hour Private Tour – Christ Statue, Sugar Loaf, and BBQ Lunch @ Top-Notch Fogo de Chão Botafogo

√ Private Driver Round Trip Sambadrome/Carnival Parade Transfers in an Executive Sedan or SUV

Miramar Hotel by Windsor 5 Stars 
Oceanfront Superior Executive Room

FANTASTIC COPACABANA BEACHFRONT LOCATION – Walking distance to Ipanema Beach 

3-Night Packages – Flexible Check-in Dates

Extra Nights Available

Bespoke Package with 100% Private Services!

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Fairmont Rio de Janeiro Copacabana 5 Stars 

Oceanfront Deluxe King Room

BEST LOCATION IN RIO DE JANEIRO – Nestled between Copacabana and Ipanema Beaches! 

2-Night Mandatory Stay Packages – Flexible Check-in Dates

Extra Nights Available

Bespoke Package with 100% Private Services! 

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Is the Champions´ Parade Weekend still Carnival?  Definitely YES!!!

Champions´Parade Weekend is STILL CARNIVAL! Even though officially Carnival ends on Ash Wednesday at 12 noon, the parties in Rio de Janeiro won’t stop until the following Sunday. It feels like there´s a 2-and-a-half day Pause, but then on Saturday, it´s Carnival again until Sunday!

After the Parade Results on Ash Wednesday, only the top 6 Samba Groups will parade again 3 days later, on Saturday, at the Sambadrome, for the so-called Champions´ Parade.

The Champions’ Parade Weekend is an excellent opportunity for you TO SAVE A LOT, and still enjoy the Carnival Parade and Street Parties with the same atmosphere as during the Carnival Holiday that just happened the week before after all Carnival ends on Wednesday only in the Calendar, not for Brazilians who are saying good-bye to summer school vacations and want to enjoy until the last minute before going back to reality the next Monday. Many people say the New Year in Brazil starts that Monday after the Champions´ weekend when the school year starts and people go back to their routine after the summer break.

Some people actually prefer watching the Champion’s parade because you get to watch the Top 6 Samba Groups out of 12 from the Special Group the weekend before.

Here are some reasons why you should definitely consider traveling to Rio during the Champion´s Parade Weekend.

1. Post-Carnival Street Parties in Rio

Many of the most traditional Street Parties (Blocos) in Rio will play again on the Champions´ Parade weekend. There are still hundreds of parties taking place all over the city. A party that during Carnival gathers 500.000 people, during the Champions´weekend will gather from 20.000 to 50.000, and that can be a huge plus! 

Click below to Enlarge the Street Parties Schedule for 2023. Parties highlighted in Yellow are Highly Recommended and as you can see, there are 2 massive parties, one Saturday and one Sunday. Anitta´s Party the weekend before gathered more than 1 million people. The image below is a summary of the best parties out of a hundred ones. 

2. Hotel Prices 

Most Rio Hotels will have a very reduced rate compared to the weekend before. That means you will not have to pay for a Hotel Special Holiday Package that during Carnival cost up to 500% more expensive.

3. The Atmosphere

The Atmosphere of the Champions´ Parade is as sensational as during the Oficial Parade that took place the weekend before. Carnival parades at the Sambadrome are highly competitive, and the Champions’ Parade exudes the relaxed and upbeat atmosphere of thousands of people past the Ash Wednesday hurdle when the tense (and often tearful or heatedly contentious) point-counting takes place. The city of Rio will not be as crowded as just a few days before. This is a Huge PLUS!!! You will get to visit Rio´s postcards with much smaller lines!!! Traffic will be much less intense too!

4. The Audience

Besides parade participants themselves, samba schools have loyal followers who keep up with their every movement, cheer for them like sports fans, and come in throngs to the Winners’ Parade to celebrate their outstanding performance.

Because the parade also closes the Carnival season at the Sambódromo, there’s a pervasive feel of the last hurrah for Rio residents and tourists alike.

All 90.000 Champions´ Parade Tickets get sold as fast as the Carnival Parade.

5. The Pride

A concern that the Champions’ Parade might have a somewhat lackluster feel is quickly dismissed when you learn more about what Carnival means to samba schools – and what each samba school means to its members.

A samba school tugs at its members’ heartstrings much, in the same way, sports loyalty does. Earning the honor of being in the Winners’ Parade is something each samba school values very highly. A shoddy approach to the parade is completely out of the question. Everyone knows and wants to show you and make sure you agree, that they deserve to be back.

The floats, the creative costumes, the gung-ho drummers and “passistas” (dancers), the “destaques” or featured paraders, in their skimpy and/or outrageously luxurious costumes – they are all there.

2025 Rio Carnival Parade Results 

2nd Place – Grande Rio

4th Place – Viradouro

6th Place  – Mangueira

RIO CARNIVAL CHAMPIONS PARADE PACKAGES – BOOK WITH CONFIDENCE