Carnaval 2026: tickets to the Special Group parades are already for sale!

The Independent League of Samba Schools of Rio de Janeiro (Liesa) starts in this Wednesday (9), 10 a.m. h, a new stage of ticket sales for the Carnaval 2026. At this stage, the Special bleachers tickets can be acquired initially by Paid Market customers.

A sale to the general public will be opened in Sunday, July 13 Also at 10:00.

Tickets to the Sambódromo stands will cost between R$ 200 (R$ 100 a sock) and R$ 230 (R$ 115 a sock). Anyone who is not yet a customer can open an account for free to ensure early access. The purchase must be made by official website of the Carnaval River. Each number may acquire up to four tickets, and only one half entry per CPF is allowed.

This is the second round of tickets put on sale. The first batch was made available in March, even before the 2025 parades. The public was able to choose between two types of entry: the "Sambista Ticket", which guarantees the advance purchase with choice of the day later, and the "Rio Carnaval", a combo for the three days of parade.

One of the news this year is that the sale of food and drink will be operated exclusively by the machines of the Paid Market. This model will be adopted in all events linked to the Rio Carnaval, including rehearsals in the 12 schools of the Special Group. Marketing via Paid Market starts in August 8, during “Standing Night”, event at Cidade do Samba that marks the presentation of the themes that the associations will take to the avenue.

The Carnaval 2026 of the Special Group schools will be held on days 15, 16 and 17 February, with first six placed returning to Sambódromo on the day 21 (Saturday)for the Parade Champions.

Who there is already counting the days to live the 2026 parades?!

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