Cidade Do Samba
Cidade Do Samba
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PedroM0
Rio de Janeiro, RJ492 contributions
They have once a week a samba show with ladies in samba costumes (passistas) dancing and singing Samba. Arrive early, get a table close to the edges (the place does not have airconditioning and can get really warm if you choose to sit in the center of the room) and get a nice bucket filled with beer cans. This will certainly be an awesome night for anyone that is in Rio outside the carnival period.
Written 27 December 2011
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misssaintsomewhere
New York City, NY132 contributions
Feb 2015 • Friends
It's an open air warehouse, make no mistake about that. You walk around and look through the bars to see the floats that are stored there. I thought it was well-worth it to go and see them. You spend 30 min. there and move on. I've heard they have some Samba events there but we weren't there on that day. We had hired a driver the entire time we were in Rio and he took us there (highly recommend you do the same for security and a good local tour guide. Plus it's fairly inexpensive). They had a huge fire here in 2011 that destroyed almost everything so some of the reviews might reflect the lack of floats that were there. They needed to have a couple more parades to have something to put in there to see.
Written 6 March 2015
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born2travelit
Cesena, Italy17,246 contributions
Mar 2013 • Friends
nice place where u can have an idea of the preparation of all the activities dealing with the most famous carnival of the world. very recomended it
Written 23 March 2013
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Lu_Rio
Rio de Janeiro, RJ132 contributions
Jan 2014 • Family
There is nothing to see here. You'll waste your time unless you're going to some specific event. Poor food court. Parking available. The surrounding area is under construction.
Written 31 January 2014
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cyrilthesquirrel
London, UK567 contributions
Dec 2014 • Couples
We were passengers on the Azamara Journey cruise ship and they had arranged a free private excursion to the City of Rio Samba School where a show was put on for all their passengers, giving the idea of the Carnival. It was a 2-hour show of fantastic dancing skills, amazing costumes, great music and theatricality and versatility. Everyone was extremely happy afterwards, and the party spirit returned with us to the ship, where the party continued. The best show I have ever seen! Well done crew of the Azamara for arranging this fantastic evening for us!
Written 30 December 2014
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Kirsten C
Orlando, FL17 contributions
Mar 2016
We took a tour of Cidade do Samba and it was awesome to see how the city does Carnival every year. Everyone must see this when in Rio.
Written 31 March 2016
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princesscruisers
Edmonton243 contributions
Feb 2015 • Couples
There are a great variety of floats to admire. The walk about the area was safe and access to the area was easy.
Written 1 April 2015
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Zarin S
Mumbai, India715 contributions
Feb 2019 • Friends
This was one of the places where during the carnival time they make floats. We had a fantastic time. We saw how the floats were stored and how the work in progress was. The best part was when we put on costumes and danced around. It was good fun. Really enjoyed myself there
Written 7 April 2019
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how far a walk from the cruise terminal Armazem 3 to city of Sambato see floats
Written 27 January 2020
Gostaria de saber se é legal ir a tarde ,porque estou com duas crianças . Se tem atividades nesse período.
Written 19 January 2018
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