so whether visitors arrive early or late for rio carnival, there is always something to celebrate as the party never dies in the city.

blocos that traditionally march in the streets before the beginning of carnival include banda de ipanema, escravos da mauá, suvaco do cristo, bloco virtual, simpatia é quase amor, imprensa que eu gamo, carmelitas, bloco dos barbas, monobloco, cacique de ramos, bafo da onça, bloco cru, sargento pimenta, e daí, gigantes da lira, desliga da justiça, spanta neném and, last but not least, o grito da sebastiana.