Complete and with queens, schools hold final technical rehearsal at Sapucaí before Carnival
Four samba schools of the Special Group concluded their technical rehearsals at Rio's Sambadrome ahead of Carnival, featuring celebrity queens in attendance.
Janja in the rain, Fabíola in a bubble, Evelyn with roots, Mileide in feathers: see photos from this Friday's technical rehearsals
Technical rehearsals for the upcoming Carnival parade in Brazil showcased various samba schools amid rain, with notable figures like first lady Janja da Silva participating.
Sapucaí has a night of veteran queens in the second-to-last technical rehearsal before Carnival
Four samba schools from the Special Group held their final technical rehearsals at the Sambadrome in Rio, featuring veteran queens of the drums including Viviane Araújo, Sabrina Sato, and Bianca Monteiro.
Special Group Schools make final technical rehearsals before the official Carnival parade
The samba schools of the Special Group are conducting their final technical rehearsals this weekend at the Sambadrome ahead of this year's Carnival parades, with free public access and a recommended ticketing system via the official Rio Carnival app.
Carnival Siege
The attempt to require tickets, even if free, for the technical rehearsals of Rio de Janeiro's samba schools was met with backlash, seen as a warning sign of the elitization of Carnival.
Carnival 2026: Technical rehearsals in SP and RJ bring Uberaba and Sacramento to the samba avenues
As Carnival 2026 approaches, the Triângulo Mineiro and Alto Paranaíba regions shine in the technical rehearsals of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, with prominent tributes to Chico Xavier and Carolina Maria de Jesus at the renowned samba avenues.