União de Maricá is the champion of the Série Ouro and parades in the Special Group in 2027
União de Maricá won the Série Ouro championship and will parade in the Special Group of the Rio Carnival in 2027.
Unidos do Jacarezinho is relegated from the Série Ouro and will compete in the Série Prata in 2027
The Unidos do Jacarezinho samba school has been relegated from the Série Ouro competing at the Rio de Janeiro carnival and will participate in the Série Prata in 2027 due to last-place performance and various issues faced during the event.
Carnival 2026 in RJ, Série Ouro: See all the scores from the results
The results of the Série Ouro for Carnival 2026 in Rio de Janeiro have begun to be evaluated to determine which samba schools will compete in the elite tier for 2027.
Niterói relegated: school that honored Lula only scored 10 twice; see all scores
The Acadêmicos de Niterói school finished last in the Rio Carnival and was relegated to the Serie Ouro after scoring only 264.6 points, with only two perfect tens awarded.
Former director of Escola da Série Ouro denounces lack of payment
A former director of the samba school Unidos do Jacarezinho, Luciano Junior, has publicly accused the school's president of failing to pay him as agreed.
Gracyanne, queen of Ilha, wears sneakers at the Série Ouro parade
Gracyanne Barbosa, queen of the União da Ilha do Governador samba school, wore sneakers during the parade due to her recovery from knee surgery.
After Expulsion from BBB 26, Sol Vega is Surrounded by Fans at Sapucaí
Sol Vega, a former contestant of the reality show BBB 26, was seen surrounded by fans at the Sapucaí during the debut of the Série Ouro parades following her controversial expulsion from the show.
Rio Carnival 2026: check the order of the Série Ouro parades
The samba schools of the Série Ouro in Rio de Janeiro will parade on February 13 and 14, 2026, starting at 10 PM.
Tickets for the Série Ouro parades are sold out, says Liga-RJ
Tickets for the Série Ouro samba school parades are completely sold out as announced by Liga-RJ, the organizing body of the event.