the first samba schools were founded in the 1920s and by monopolizing the best and brightest talent of the time, they shaped and molded samba to what we know it as today - with over 100 samba schools to choose from, no visit to rio de janeiro is complete without visiting one of the 'special 12' to see a practice or dance the night away.

here is a list of places one can visit on a sunday in search for samba.