After a wait of 33 years Portela, one of Rio’s oldest and most iconic samba schools, is champion of Rio’s carnival again. And by the narrowest of margins of just point one of a point out of 270. Portela scored 269.9 with Mocidade in second with 269.8 and Salgueiro third with 296.7.

The last time Portela won the title outright, was way back in 1970, but it is still the school with the most wins, the first coming in 1935.

Due to problems with some of the big floats it was decided that no school will be relegated, but one school will still be promoted, so in 2018 thirteen rather than twelve schools will parade on the 11 and 12 February 2018 and two will be relegated.

The school promoted from Série A is Império Serrano, another historic and traditional samba school that won its first title in 1948 and most recent in 1982.

The full results of Rio’s Carnival Parade in 2017 were:

• Portela (269.9 points out of 270)
• Mocidade Independente de Padre Miguel (269.8)
• Salgueiro (269.7)
• Mangueira (269.6)
• Grande Rio (269.4)
• Beija-Flor (269.2)
• Imperatriz Leopoldinense (268,5)
• União da Ilha (267.8)
• Vila Isabel (267.4)
• São Clemente (267.4)
• Unidos da Tijuca (266.8)
• Paraíso do Tuiuti (264.6)