Sambadrome () is the name given to an exhibition place for the
Samba school
A samba school () is a dancing, marching, and drumming (Samba Enredo) club. They practice and often perform in a huge square-Compound (enclosure), compounds ("quadras de samba") and are devoted to practicing and exhibiting samba, an Afro-Brazili ...
s parades during
Carnaval in
Brazil
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. A sambadrome generally consists of tiered spectator viewing areas surrounding a long alley for the schools to parade down.
Sambadromes in Brazilian state capitals
Other cities
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