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Overview
- Riotur published the official calendar for January 17 to February 22 with 462 bloco parades after receiving 803 registrations and projecting about 6 million participants.
- Downtown Rio leads the schedule with 135 presentations, followed by Zona Sul (99), Grande Tijuca (63) and Zona Norte (56), with events distributed across the city.
- O Globo reports the Circuito Preta Gil will host ten megablocos on Rua Primeiro de Março from January 24 to February 22, featuring Cordão da Bola Preta, Fervo da Lud (Ludmilla) and Bloco da Anitta with listed crowd estimates.
- Cordão do Boitatá joins the megablocos for the first time as it marks 30 years, returning to Primeiro de Março with an acoustic cortejo recognized as Rio’s intangible cultural heritage.
- Belo Horizonte’s city hall released the pré-carnaval lineup for January 31 to February 13 with 225 confirmed blocos across all regionais, while attractions for February 14 to 18 are still pending and schedules may change.