street festivities are actually the most traditional elements to the block culture, and to the nature of brazilian carnival as a whole.

today blocos remain widely popular across rio de janeiro, with over 400 of them registered, animating nearly 5 million people, and boasting ambitious event calendars for the carnival season, and some even expanding their activities to other periods of the year.

due to their widespread distribution across the city and the widely different themes and approaches they have regarding street celebrations it is possible to find carnival parties for all tastes in rio.

the most popular areas for blocos are copacabana, leblon, ipanema, jardim botânico, lagoa, and the centro, downtown rio de janeiro.