revelers planning to attend formal carnival parades in the sambódromo can only buy costumes directly from the samba school websites - alternatively, if already in rio de janeiro, these costumes can also be purchased with the aid of a local travel agent or company.

in general, costumes will vary significantly in price, depending on the class of the samba school, and the complexity of the costumes - a typical fantasia for a grupo a samba school can be cheaper than the more prestigious schools or for special groups, which can cost twice the amount.

for carnival parades in the sambódromo, rio costumes is a great source to see what fantasias are availabe at what costs - purchases can be made on-line on this link - costumes are picked up at the company's office.