Rio Carnival Parade Schedule and Ranking

2017 Liesa 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

Top 5 Samba School Groups in 2017 based on the Liesa Ranking 

Salgueiro – 60 Points
Unidos da Tijuca – 57 Points
Portela – 56 Points
Beija Flor – 53 Points
Mangueira – 37 Points
Grande Rio – 36 Points

2017 Parade Result

1 – Portela & Mocidade
3 – Salgueiro
4 – Mangueira
5 – Grande Rio
6 – Beija Flor
7 – Imperatriz
8 – União da Ilha
9 – São Clemente
10 – Vila Isabel
11 – Unidos da Tijuca
12 – Paraíso Tuiutí

2018 Rio Carnival Special Group Parade Schedule

Sunday – 11Feb18 – 7 Groups Parading 

Império Serrano – Just got upgraded after winning the the Access Group in 2017 – Very old and traditional Group but without chances of winning.
São Clemente  
Vila Isabel –  Amazing Group, huge changes of winning
Tuiutí
Grande Rio – Amazing Group, huge changes of winning
Mangueira – 2016 Winner – Most beloved Samba Group in Brazil.
Mocidade –  2nd Place in 2017

Monday – 12Feb18 – 6 Groups Parading 

Unidos da Tijuca – Amazing Group, huge changes of winning  
Portela – 2017 winner   
União da Ilha
Salgueiro – Took 3rd place in 2017
Imperatriz – Amazing Group, huge changes of winning  
Beija Flor – 2015 Winner