São Sebastião Day is celebrated in Rio with parade of blocks

Today (20), the day of the patron saint of the city of Rio de Janeiro, São Sebastião, is a municipal holiday, and revelry takes over the city center, with the parade of 52 carnival blocks. Published by the Rio de Janeiro City Hall, the official list of blocks and parades for the 2023 street carnival has 402 blocks, in 445 parades spread throughout the city. The City Hall of Rio de Janeiro will make 220 ambulances and eight medical posts available, which will be operated by the Municipal Health Department, starting today, the date of the official start of the parades. Revelers will also have access to 34,000 toilet stations, 10% of which are for people with disabilities, including containers and chemical toilets, all positioned where the blocks will pass. The Bloco da Alegria, the first block of the pre-carnival, delivers the court banners today. The revelry continues tomorrow (21st) with the Bloco das Divas, which performs in the center, and the Bloco Nem Muda Nem Sai de Cima animates Tijuca. On Sunday (22), revelers will be able to enjoy, in the south zone, Pega Rex, in Ipanema, Banda Saens Peña, in Tijuca, and Xodó da Piedade, in Piedade, enlivening the revelry. Schedule January 20 – St. Sebastian’s Day – Friday BLOCO DA ALEGRIA (Delivery of the Court Banners) Where: Rua dos Inválidos, 3, CentroConcentration: 4 pm BLOCO CARNIVALESCO NEM MUDA NEM SAI DE CIMA Where: Avenida Maracanã with Rua Garibaldi, TijucaConcentration: 4pmStart: 5pm BLOCO DAS DIVAS Where: DowntownConcentration: 6pmStart: 8pm January 22 – Sunday PEGA REX Venue: IpanemaConcentration: 3pmStart: 4pm BLOCO CARNAVALESCO XODÓ DA PIETY Venue: PiedadeConcentration: 2pmStart: 4pm BANDA DA SAENS PEÑA 4pmConcentration Location: TijucaConcentration: 1pm : 2pm

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