Top 4 Carnival Experiences in Brazil

1.Carnival Backstage Tour at Samba City with Cocktail

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 520 reviews · 90 - 150 minutes · from $27Our pick

At Rio’s City of Samba, a bilingual guide takes you into Grande Rio’s Carnival workshop to see floats, costumes, and parade preparation. You can try on parade outfits, learn samba with a professional dancer, hear how the competition works, and finish with a caipirinha. Guides may speak English, Portuguese, Spanish, French, German, Hebrew, or Italian.

“our guides were helpful and very knowledgeable. the tour was great, will book again”

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2.Carnaval Backstage Tour and Samba Class

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 14 reviews · 3 hours · from $58

Visit one of Rio’s top 10 samba schools with a live guide, explore costume-making rooms, try carnival outfits, enjoy one caipirinha, and take a beginner-friendly samba class. Hotel pickup and return cover Leblon, Ipanema, Copacabana, Leme, Botafogo, Flamengo, and Centro. Guide Lucas has earned special praise for his clear, engaging approach.

“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!”

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3.Premium Carnival Seating with Food, Drinks, & Transfers

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 6 reviews

Spend Carnival night in a Rio Sambadrome camarote, a private box just meters from the parade. Your package includes hotel pickup, return transport, buffet food, self-service beer, premium spirits, live shows, and a guide in English, Portuguese, or Spanish. Camilla is one guide praised for making the night memorable.

“Camilla was amazing and made the carnival experience extremely memorable.”

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4.São Paulo Carnival Seating with Food, Drinks, & Transfer

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews Top rated

Join a local guide for São Paulo’s Carnival parade at the Sambadrome. From a high-level box near the catwalk, you’ll watch twelve samba schools, enjoy self-service beer, spirits, soft drinks, and food, and use a separate entrance. Hotel pickup, multilingual guidance, and returns at 3:30 AM or around 7:00 AM are included.

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