The megablocos — which should attract an audience of over 30,000 people — will stir up the Street Carnival this weekend in downtown Rio de Janeiro. The movement in the city led the subway to operate in a special scheme.
Rua Primeiro de Março hosts the Chora Me Liga block on Saturday (11), from 8 am, and, on Sunday (12), the Carousel of Emotions, at the same time. More than 20 blocks had their parades confirmed, according to information from Riotur. (See schedule below)
For those who are going to use the subway to get to the center, the recommendation is to give preference to the Carioca station. As for passengers heading to the Ipanema neighborhood, the tip is to use General Osório.
The Metrô Rio concessionaire also informed that line 2 of the subway will run between Pavuna and General Osório stations, without the need to transfer at Estácio station.
Block programming
Saturday (11)
– call me cry: center, at 8 am
– Carmelites: Praça Tiradentes, at 7 pm;
– Put it in Warm: downtown, at 3 pm;
– Sympathy is Almost Love: Ipanema, at 4 pm;
– Seu Largato Mama: Vila Isabel, at 11 am;
– Haddock Band: Tijuca, at 6 pm;
– Only the summit matters: Urca, at 1 pm.
Domingo (12)
– Carousel of Emotions: downtown, at 8 am;
– Cordão do Boitatá: downtown, at 9 am;
– Get excited at 9am: Ipanema; at 10 am;
– Christ’s armpit: Botanical Garden, at 10 am;
– Fire and passion: centre, 10am;
– Giants of the Lyre: Orange trees, at 10am.
– Bar band: at 3 pm;
– Prainha revelers: Largo do São Francisco da Prainha, in Saúde, at 4 pm;
– Xodo da Piedade: at 4 pm.
Service: Metro Rio
Metro – Lines 1, 2 and 4
Saturday (11/02): from 5 am to midnight
Sunday (02/12): from 7am to 11pm, with extended boarding hours at Central do Brasil/Centro and Praça Onze stations until midnight
Transfer between lines 1 and 2
Saturday (11/02) and Sunday (12/02): between Central do Brasil/Centro and General Osório/Ipanema
Surface Metro (MNS) – Antero de Quental/Gávea and Botafogo/Gávea
Saturday (11/02): from 5h to 23h30
Domingo (12/02): 7h às 22h30