Rio de Janeiro
The Carnival access that runs all year: backstage tours at Samba City where the floats are built, costume fittings and cocktails with the samba schools’ artisans. Carnival is a year-round industry; February is just the deadline.
Experience Rio's Carnival backstage with a guided tour, costume try-ons, samba dance, and a Caipirinha, all for just $24. Authentic and fun.
Most Popular“our guides were helpful and very knowledgeable. the tour was great, will book again”
Discover Rio's Carnival behind the scenes with this backstage tour at Samba City, including costume try-ons, samba class, and cocktails for a genuine cultural experience.
“The only improvement would be to do separate tours for English and Portuguese. Telling each story in both languages, one stba time, means half the group is standing around doing nothing..other than that it was perfect.”
Experience Brazil’s vibrant rhythms and colorful costumes at Rio’s Ginga Tropical Show, a lively blend of dance, music, and folklore for an authentic cultural night out.
“Spectacular costumes and dances to give a taste of Brazilian culture of the past and present. Well worth watching.”
Discover the behind-the-scenes magic of Rio's Carnival with this engaging tour, exploring Samba schools, costumes, floats, and dance in just 2 hours.
“Really interesting, well organised and a very fun activity that takes around 2 hours. It was heavy rain the day we went so also a helpful activity to do we couldn’t be outside. Money also goes to a very worthy cause. Definitely recommend!”
Experience Rio Carnival in VIP style from a prime box with included food, drinks, guide assistance, and shuttle service—an unforgettable Rio adventure.
“Amazing experience! 10/10 recommend and will do again!!”
Experience Rio’s legendary Carnival parade with tickets and optional transport, enjoying vibrant floats, samba dancers, and electric atmosphere.
“Its party time in RDJ all the time but when the carnival is on its even better , the sambrodome is a great venue, what a night”
Discover the secrets behind Rio's spectacular Carnival with a backstage tour, costumes, samba lessons, and a caipirinha for a truly authentic experience.
“It felt like we were on a Hollywood movie set when we visited. It was fascinating to learn about how the samba schools prepare for Carnivale. We loved seeing all of the floats from last year in disarray as they are planning for next year.…”
Experience Rio's carnival from behind the scenes with a backstage tour, costume try-on, and samba class—an authentic taste of Brazil’s vibrant culture.
“Great tour of one of the samba schools in Samba City, the pace of the tour was excellent and you got a very nice mix of history, background and personal immersion into the world of samba. Our tour guide Lucas was outstanding!”
Explore Rio's Carnival backstage with a private guide, see costumes and floats, try on authentic outfits, dance Samba, and enjoy a Caipirinha.
“This is such a cool way to experience Carnival up close and personalized! It was amazing seeing the floats and costumes. This was the perfect amount of insight into Carnival's history and what it all takes. The guides were a lot of fun too! Definitely…”
Experience Rio’s iconic Carnival from premium VIP seats with food, drinks, and guided transfers. A memorable, all-inclusive celebration of Brazilian culture.
“Camilla was amazing and made the carnival experience extremely memorable.”
Discover Rio’s vibrant samba culture with a behind-the-scenes tour of Cidade do Samba, exploring floats, costumes, and Carnival traditions—an authentic Rio experience.
“The dedication each school put towards the carnival each year to make it spectacular. Also the warehouse had many great designs!”
Discover Rio’s vibrant samba culture with this backstage tour of a traditional samba school, exploring costumes, floats, and even a quick dance lesson for $24.63.
“A fun day learning about Carnaval. We saw the warehouse, heard about the samba school and their winning year, tried on costumes, learned a little samba and just had a fun time understanding the history and fun (and competition) of this Rio Institution. Highly recommend.”
Discover Rio’s Carnival magic with a behind-the-scenes tour of the Grande Rio samba school, exploring costumes, floats, and local community projects.
“This tour is a "Real" experience as you actually do go behind the scenes. It's not just lively, colourful and fun it is educational and informative, to learn the origins of the carnival and how much hard work and training that goes into it is…”
Discover Rio’s vibrant football and Carnival scenes with this private full-day tour, including visits to Maracanã, Sambadrome, and Samba City—all with personalized guidance.
“That was the best tour and experience we had in Rio! It’s absolutely highly recommended! Finally, we had carnival explained - characters, process, allegories, history. The tour around samba city was mind blowing. And costumes experience is so much fun. We enjoyed this tour even…”
Experience Rio’s Carnival firsthand with this costume participation tour, dancing in the Sambadrome, and enjoying authentic, immersive festivities.
“The organisation of the whole experience was excellent he could not be faulted in any way, would definitely recommend it to everyone, I am in a wheelchair and I was treated excellentlyThe organisation of the whole experience was excellent he could not be faulted in…”
Christ above, Sugarloaf below and samba wherever the night lands.