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03 April 2014

The Rio Carnival In Brazil Is An Amazing Festival

By Grace Charvin


Last year I spent a whole week in Rio De Janeiro for the Rio Carnival festival. I decided to go as a few of my friends went the year before and they said it was one of the best experiences they have ever had. So last year I decided to bite the bullet and head off come with them.

We all rented a big apartment, which I consider a bargain compared to what people might pay for a hotel or even a hostel. There are loads of people who visit Rio for the Carnival celebration, so as a result you really need to find and book your accommodation as early as you possibly can. Whatever type of accommodation you are looking for, you will find great deals if you book early. The general prices for accommodation is a bit on the high side, but you have to remember that you are going to be there when Rio Carnival is on.

Accommodation facilities in Rio are up to date. The apartment we booked was in a safe area and had a very helpful front desk staff that helped us out whenever we needed suggestions for things to do. Generally, the service in the apartment were pretty good and I really liked and enjoyed the week hanging out with some of my friends.

I was blown away by the Rio Carnival. There was street parties every day all over the city. We really got involved and soaked up the atmosphere. When you are among the hundreds of thousands of people, drinking and parting in the streets, day and night, it is hard not to love the Rio Carnival festival. Every person was out to get the most from the Rio Carnival and the atmosphere throughout the city was just one big party. My friends and I particularly enjoyed the samba dancing. We went along to watch and listen to the samba dancing at the Sambadrome one day. We had grandstand tickets and sat in Sector 9. I highly recommend this sector of the Sambadrome as we had a great view watching the samba school songs and dances. I have to say if you go to Rio Carnival then getting tickets to one of the events in the Sambadrome is well worth it. The experience was so much more than I expected.

Rio de Janeiro seemed pretty safe and I never felt insecure in this huge city, although admittedly we seemed to be in a bit of an upmarket area. I also have to say that we didn't really venture too far off the tourist track. The apartment we stayed in was next to a beach and we were always at the beach. We met and chatted to plenty of locals who seemed eager to help us out. We spent many days on Copacobana Beach, were hundreds of girls were virtually naked! There are plenty of high class hotels in Copacabana and Ipanema and at the beaches there was virtually everything you may wish to buy.

I really loved and enjoyed my stay in Rio De Janeiro for the Carnival. I think everyone should really consider getting to this amazing festival held in February or March every year.




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