Mangueira and Salgueiro are the two most successful samba schools in Rio over the last six years based on the official results. Based on those results of the last six carnivals (2015-2020), the League of Samba Schools (LIESA) ranks the top samba schools in Rio de Janeiro as:

1. Mangueira (65 points)
2. Salgueiro (65)
3. Portela (64)
4. Beija-Flor (64)
5. Mocidade Independente de Padre Miguel (49)
6. Grande Rio (41)
7. Unidos da Tijuca (35)
8. Viradouro (35)
9. Vila Isabel (21)
10. Imperatriz Leopoldinense (19)
11. Paraíso do Tuiuti (18)
12. União da Ilha do Governador (7)

[Schools score 20 points for a win, 15 for 2nd, 12 for 3rd, 10 for 4th, 8 for 5th, 6 for 6th, 4 for 7th, 3 for 8th, 2 for 9th and 1 for 10th]

31 schools have paraded in the Grupo Especial since 1985.