not all blocos are the same, and often what may be perfect for a local reveler may not be best for an international visitors, so we listed a few blocos among the most famous ones to facilitate choosing the right ones.

in ipanema the banda de ipanema and the simpatica é quase amor are by now the most famous blocos, but the orquestra voadora has taken the city by storm with an ever more popular bloco that almost resemble woodstock.