Check out the samba school parades from Rio de Janeiro.
Carnaval Globeleza RJ (Season 15)
Unidos de Padre Miguel - Special Group (RJ) - Full parade from 02/03/2025 (Episode 1)
Air date: 2025-03-02
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Unidos de Padre Miguel pays homage to Casa Branca do Engenho Velho, the first Candomblé temple in Brazil, with the story of Iyá Nassô.
Imperatriz - Special Group (Rio de Janeiro) - Full parade from March 2, 2025 (Episode 2)
Air date: 2025-03-02
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Imperatriz Leopoldinense tells the story of Oxalá's desire to visit Xangô's kingdom. However, the pilgrimage was not simple. Along the way, they encountered other orixás, such as Exu.
Viradouro - Special Group (Rio de Janeiro) - Full parade from March 2, 2025 (Episode 3)
Air date: 2025-03-02
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Unidos do Viradouro pays homage to the leader of the Quilombo do Catucá, in the North of Pernambuco, with the theme Malunguinho: the messenger of three worlds.
Mangueira - Special Group (Rio de Janeiro) - Full parade from March 2, 2025 (Episode 4)
Air date: 2025-03-02
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: The Estação Primeira de Mangueira samba school, with the theme "À flor da Terra, no Rio da negritude entre dores e paixãos" (At the Flower of the Earth, in the River of Blackness Between Pains and Passions), celebrates the Bantu people, originally from the region of Angola.
Unidos da Tijuca - Special Group (Rio de Janeiro) - Full parade from March 3, 2025 (Episode 5)
Air date: 2025-03-03
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Unidos da Tijuca, with the theme "Logun-Edé, holy boy whom old respect", tells the story of the son of Oxum, of fresh water, and Oxóssi, the hunter.
Beija-Flor - Special Group (Rio de Janeiro) - Full parade from March 3, 2025 (Episode 6)
Air date: 2025-03-03
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Beija-Flor de Nilópolis brings to the avenue a tribute to the carnival director Laila, who died in 2021, with the theme "Laila of all saints".
Salgueiro - Special Group (Rio de Janeiro) - Full parade from March 3, 2025 (Episode 7)
Air date: 2025-03-03
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Acadêmicos do Salgueiro, with the theme "Salgueiro de Corpo Fechado" (Salgueiro with a Protected Body), delves into the protective rituals used by different cultures throughout history.
Vila Isabel - Special Group (Rio de Janeiro) - Full parade from March 3, 2025 (Episode 8)
Air date: 2025-03-03
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Unidos de Vila Isabel brings to the Sapucaí parade grounds Sacis, werewolves, vampires, bogeymen, witches, and the Man in the Sack with the theme "The more I pray, the more ghosts appear to me."
Mocidade - Special Group (Rio de Janeiro) - Full parade from March 4, 2025 (Episode 9)
Air date: 2025-03-04
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: The Mocidade Independente de Padre Miguel brings to the Avenue a plea for humanity's awareness of its own future, through an intergalactic journey.
Tuiuti - Special Group (Rio de Janeiro) - Full parade from March 4, 2025 (Episode 10)
Air date: 2025-03-04
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Paraíso do Tuiuti, with the theme "Who's Afraid of Xica Manicongo?", tells the story of the first documented transgender woman in Brazil.
Grande Rio - Special Group (RJ) - Full parade from 04/03/2025 (Episode 11)
Air date: 2025-03-04
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Acadêmicos do Grande Rio delves into the mysterious waters of Pará, with a storyline that celebrates the Pororocas Parawaras and the cultural riches of the region.
Portela - Special Group (Rio de Janeiro) - Full parade from March 4, 2025 (Episode 12)
Air date: 2025-03-04
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Portela, for the first time, honors a living artist, Milton Nascimento. The history and importance of Minas Gerais are also part of the storyline.
Highlights from the Rio de Janeiro Special Group parades 2025 (Episode 13)
Air date: 2025-03-04
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Highlights from the Rio de Janeiro Special Group parades 2025
