Reveillon & Festa de Iemanja
Date: December 31st New Year’s Eve (Reveillon) in Rio is second only to Carnaval in…
Festa da Penha
Date: October and November Taking place every Sunday in October and the first Sunday in…
Rio Jazz Festival
Dates vary annually for this event which features 3 night of international and national musicians…
Rio International Film Festival
Date: September and October Over 200 international films from over 35 countries are shown at…
Dia de Independencia do Brasil
Date: September 7th Brazil’s Independence Day is celebrated in Rio with a big military procession…
Festa de NS da Gloria do Outeiro
Date: August 15th The festivities for this event start at 8am and continue all day…
Festa da Sao Pedro do Mar
Date: July 13th The patron saint of fishing is commemorated by the fishing community here.…
Festas Juninas
The June Festival is considered to be one of the most important folkloric festivals in…
Portas Abertas
Date: one weekend in March and November Portas Albertas is a semi-annual festival where the…
Carnaval
Date: officially from the Friday to the Tuesday preceding Lent (Ash Wednesday is the close…
Sexta-Feira da Paixao
Date: March or April Celebrated throughout the city, this festival is all about Good Friday.…
Dia da Fundacao da Cidade
Date: March 1st This festival celebrates the founding of the city by Estacio de Sa…
Dia de Sao Sebastiao
Date: January 20th This festival commemorates the patron saint of the city. A procession carries…