in rio there is a direct connection between many carnival blocos and many samba schools that dates back to their roots, as many samba schools originated as street blocos.

in rio de janeiro, there are about 70 samba schools parading during carnival.

the top samba schools are the ones that parade in the sambódromo and that are televised, often internationally.

then, there are about another 30 samba schools that parade in a different part of town.