Rio Carnival Parade Schedule and Ranking

2019 LIESA (Samba Schools League) Ranking 

In order to offer the public and the media a competitive parade and high artistic level, LIESA maintains a ranking to stimulate the Samba Schools to submit a working increasingly better.

If by the end of the Parade, two or more Samba Groups have the same amount of points and have the same points in all aspects, this ranking is used to break the tie.

The top ten Samba Groups are scored and the sum covers the last five carnivals.

The reward system is as follows:

1st place – 20 points
2nd place  – 15 points
3rd place – 12 points
4th place  – 10 points
5th place  – 8 points
6th place  – 6 points
7th place  – 4 points
8th place  – 3 points
9th place  – 2 points
10th place  – 1 point

2019 Parade Results

1 – Mangueira 
2 – Viradouro
3 – Vila Isabel
4 – Portela
5 – Salgueiro
6 – Mocidade
7 – Unidos da Tijuca
8 – Tuiutí
9 – Grande Rio
10 – União da Ilha
11 – Beija Flor 
12- São Clemente
13 – Imperatriz Leopoldinense
14 – Império Serrano

2020 Rio Carnival Special Group Parade Schedule

Sunday – 23Feb20 – 7 Groups Parading 

1. Estácio de Sá – Very old and traditional Group but without chances of winning.
2. Viradouro – Took 2nd place in 2019. Top Favorite 
3. Mangueira – Most beloved Samba Group in Brazil. Indescribable. 2019 Winner. Top Favorite 
4. Tuiutí – Took second place in 2018
5. Grande Rio –  Amazing Group, huge changes of winning
6. União da Ilha – Very Traditional although with small chances of winning
7. Portela – Record Winning Samba Group in the Rio Carnival Parade. One of the oldest and most traditional Samba Groups in Brazil. Top Favorite
 

Monday – 24Feb20 – 6 Groups Parading 

1. São Clemente – Very old and traditional Group but without chances of winning.
2. Visa Isabel – 2017 winner – Very Traditional with huge chances of winning. Took 3rd place in 2019 
3. Salgueiro – Very old and traditional group with huge chances of winning. Top Favorite 
4. Unidos da Tijuca –  Very Traditional – Huge chances of Winning. Hired the Best Carnival Director nowadays in Rio
5. Mocidade – Very traditional, huge chances of winning. Top Favorite
6. Beija-Flor – 2018 Winner, huge chances of winning. Top Favorite