2027 Rio Carnival Parade Schedule and Ranking

2026 Parade Results – Top 6 Groups Paraded again on the Champions Parade Weekend! 

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

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