Rio Carnival: the camarotes
Carnival week· Sambadrome, Rio de Janeiro
Why the circuit stops here
The world’s biggest party, watched from above: the Sambadrome’s luxury camarote boxes are where Brazilian money, visiting celebrities and the yacht-club set do Carnival air-conditioned.
The money signal
Top camarote passes run thousands of dollars a night in a country where that is a year’s wage.
Book around the stop
with GetYourGuideCamarote passes sell through the boxes themselves. Rio’s daytime is bookable here.
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Journal
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Read articleWho's there
Brazilian industrial and agri money, international celebrity guests, South America’s society pages.
How they arrive
- Private aviation is the default: expect FBO slots and hotel helipads to be the real constraint, not tickets.
- Short-hop helicopter transfers beat the road traffic. This stop is built around its helipads.
On the calendar
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