2023 Rio Carnival Special Group Parade Schedule

Sunday – 19Feb23 – 6 Groups Parading

1. Império Serrano – One of the oldest Samba Groups in Rio although without chances of winning. 
2. Grande Rio –  Amazing Group, 2022 Winner! Top Favorite.
3. Mocidade – Very traditional with huge chances of winning. Top Favorite
4. Unidos da Tijuca –  Very Traditional with chances of Winning. Top Favorite.
5. Salgueiro – A very old and traditional group with huge chances of winning. Top Favorite
6. Mangueira – Most beloved Samba Group in Brazil. Indescribable. 2019 Winner. Top Favorite

Monday – 20Feb23 – 6 Groups Parading

1. Tuiutí – A very new group without a lot of tradition and small chances of winning. 
2. Portela – Record Winning Samba School in the Rio Carnival Parade. One of the oldest and most traditional Samba Groups in Brazil. 2017 Winner. Top Favorite
3. Vila Isabel – Very old & traditional Group, took 4th Place in 2022
4. Imperatriz – Very old and traditional Group but without chances of winning.
5. Beija-Flor – 2018 Winner, huge chances of winning. Took 2nd Place in 2022.
6. Viradouro – 2020 Parade Winner. Top Favorite, took 3rd place in 2022.

2023 Parade Results – Top 6 Groups Paraded again on the 25Feb23 – Champions Parade Weekend! 

1 – Imperatriz
2 – Viradouro
3 – Vila Isabel
4 – Beija-Flor
5 – Mangueira
6 – Grande Rio

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