Rio das Ostras Carnaval Schedule

The Secretary of Tourism of Rio das Ostras released the full schedule of Carnaval 2012 on Monday, April 6th.

The festival will feature parades with more than 20 blocos,  daily shows in Centro, Costazul, Rocha Leão, Cantagalo, lambaeróbica in Lagoa de Iriry, and matinees at the Iate Clube.

The City Council is preparing to welcome the revelers with joy and security. The Municipal Guard will be working on all the streets with traffic control, and will support the Military Police, which this year has 60 more policemen on the force than last year. The Health Department is also preparing extra staffing in health facilities which are open 24 hours a day, and following a request from the Department of Tourism, put ambulances in strategic locations with the highest concentration of people. Following is the complete schedule of Carnival 2012 for Rio das Ostras:





Parades with Blocos

Opening of Carnival: Feb 17th - Friday

Orla do Centro 
4pm to 8pm – Bloco Siri with Cãibra
8pm to 1am – Blocana

Orla de Costazul 
4pm to 6pm – Banda de Costazul
6pm to 9pm – Bloco da Barata

Feb 18th – Saturday

Orla do Centro 
1pm to 2pm – Bloco do Combate à Dengue
2pm to 5pm – Bloco da Feliz Idade
6pm to 8pm – Bloco Bacalhau na Vara
8:30pm to 10:30pm – Bloco Boi Bumbá

Orla de Costazul 
1:30pm to 3:30pm – Kerostra
4pm to 6pm – Bloco da Barata
6:30pm to 8:30pm – Blocana
8pm to 10pm – Bloco Coruja

Rocha Leão 
7pm to 9pm – Bloco Unidos de Rocha Leão Dia

Feb 19th - Sunday

Orla do Centro

10:30am to noon – Bloco da Melhor Idade – Projeto Social do Esporte
1pm to 3pm - Kerostra
3:30pm to 5:30pm – Bloco Pescoço do Peru
6pm to 8pm – Bloco Siri com Cãibra
8:30pm to 10:30pm – Bloco do Sandro Bailarino

Orla de Costazul
1:30pm to 3:30pm – Blocana
4pm to 6pm – Bloco Coruja
6:30pm to 8:30pm – Bloco da Barata
9pm to 11pm – Bloco Universitário RO

Cantagalo
5pm to 9pm – Bloco Galo da Madrugada

Jardim Mariléa – Pç. Jaime Rodrigues Avillar
5pm to 10pm – Bloco Borboleta Azul

Praiamar
4pm to 8pm – Bloco do Maia Praiamar

Feb 20th – Monday

Orla do Centro
1pm to 3pm – Bloco das Piriguetes
3:30pm to 5:30pm – Bloco A Gripe do Grilo
6pm to 8pm – Bloco dos Amigos
8:30pm to 10:30pm – Bloco Universitário RO

Orla de Costazul
1:30pm to 3:30pm – Bloco Pescoço do Peru
4pm to 6pm – Bloco Coruja
6:30pm to 8:30pm – Bloco da Barata
9pm to 11pm – Banda de Costazul

Rocha Leão
7pm to 9pm – Bloco Unidos de Rocha Leão

Feb 21st – Tuesday

Orla do Centro
1pm to 3pm – Kerostra
3:30pm to 5:30pm – Bloco Bacalhau na Vara
6pm to 8pm – Bloco Boi Bumbá
8:30pm to 10:30pm – Bloco dos Amigos

Orla de Costazul
1:30pm to 3:30pm – Bloco Siri com Cãibra
4pm to 6pm – Bloco Coruja
6:30pm to 8:30pm – Bloco da Barata
9pm to 11pm – Blocana

Lagoa de Iriry
3pm to 5pm – Bloco Pescoço do Peru

Cantagalo
5pm – Bloco Galo da Madrugada

Jardim Mariléa – Pç. Jaime Rodrigues Avillar
5pm to 10pm – Bloco Borboleta Azul

Feb 22nd – Wednesday

Orla de Costazul
5:30pm to 9pm – Bloco do Torresmo

Shows

Centro – Praça São Pedro – starting at 11pm
Feb 18th – Batuke D´Gueto
Feb 19th – Banda Pressão
Feb 20th – Banda Tribal do Brasil
Feb 21st – Banda Sob Medida

Every day after each show, DJ Rogerinho pumps up the nite with mechanical sound.

Camping de Costazul – starting at 11pm
Feb18th – Banda Turbilhão
Feb 19th – Glauco Zulo
Feb 20th – Banda Sob Medida
Feb 21st – Bateria da Mocidade

Lambaeróbica Dance with Sandro bailarino


Lagoa de Iriry
Feb 18th thru the 22nd – from 11am to 5pm
Lambaeróbica dance classes open to the public


Rocha Leão Shows

All starting at 9pm:
Feb 18th – Jean D´Luka
Feb 19th – Ziza Brasil e Banda Axe Rio
Feb 20th – Jean D´Luka
Feb 21st – Ziza Brasil e Banda Axe Rio


Cantagalo Shows

Coreto da Praça Waldemar Barcellos
All starting at 9pm
Feb 18th – Ziza Brasil e Banda Axe Rio
Feb 19th – Jean D´Luka
Feb 20th – Ziza Brasil e Banda Axe Rio
Feb 21st – Jean D´Luka

Matinês - (Children's shows)

Iate Clube Rio das Ostras – Centro
From 4pm to 8pm
Feb 18th – Banda Costazul
Feb 19th – Banda Costazul
Feb 20th – Banda Batukada
Feb 21st – Banda Costazul