In 2024 the main parades of the Grupo Especial samba schools during Rio de Janeiro’s carnival are scheduled to take place on the nights of Sunday, 11 February and Monday, 12 February 2024. The 12 schools will parade in the following order:

Sunday, 11 February

• Porta da Pedra
• Beija-Flor
• Salgueiro
• Grande Rio
• Unidos da Tijuca
• Imperatriz Leopoldinense

Monday, 12 February 2024.

• Mocidade
• Portela
• Vila Isabel
• Mangueira
• Paraíso do Tuiuti
• Viradouro