Rio Confirms Street Carnival Kickoff This Weekend as Free Copacabana Fan Fest Ticketing Opens

Overview

• Riotur says the official Carnaval de Rua runs Jan 17–Feb 22 with 462 block parades expected to draw about 6 million people.
• The program is decentralized across the city, led by 135 parades in Centro, followed by Zona Sul, Grande Tijuca and Zona Norte.
• Liesa’s inaugural Carnaval Fan Fest on Copacabana beach runs Jan 20–Feb 21 with free entry, featuring samba schools, workshops and headline shows.
• Free Fan Fest tickets are withdrawn in the Rio Carnaval app with facial registration, limited to one ticket per CPF per day, with daily capacity caps.
• Riotur and Dream Factory selected 15,000 licensed vendors by electronic lottery from 55,000 applicants to work during the official period.