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Here is a list of some of the better known street blocos parading in Rio in carnaval  2010. There will be hundreds more, with concentrations of blocos in Copacabana, Ipanema, Lapa, and the Rio Branco. The Rio Branco has a continuous stream of blocos parading from about 7pm to the following morning, all through carnaval (starting at Metro Cinelandia).

I've also included some of the bloco rehearsals.

Friday 15th Jan

Monobloco
Rehearsals: Fridays, from 22h, Fundição Progresso- Lapa (expensive)

Sat. 16th Jan

Cordão Literário Carnavalesco Armazém do Manoel
Rehearsals with a special bateria of the 1st Women's School of Music Villa-Lobos, under the baton of conductor Riko , at 20h. Rehearsal on February 6, at 20h.

Bloco das Carmelitas
Rehearsals: Saturdays, at Rua Dias de Barros, corner of Ladeira de Santa Teresa

Thursday 21st Jan

Mis a Mis
Rehearsals: Every Thursday, from 19 to 23h. On the outside of the Museum of Image and Sound MIS - Praça Rui Barbosa, 1 - Center (next to Praça XV)

Friday 22nd Jan

Monobloco
Rehearsals: Fridays, from 22h, Fundição Progresso- Lapa

Sat 23rd Jan

Cordão Literário Carnavalesco Armazém do Manoel
Rehearsals with a special bateria of the 1st Women's School of Music Villa-Lobos, under the baton of conductor Riko, at 20h.

Bloco das Carmelitas
Rehearsals: Saturdays, at Rua Dias de Barros, corner of Ladeira de Santa Teresa

Thursday 28th Jan

Mis a Mis
Rehearsals: Every Thursday, from 19 to 23h. On the outside of the Museum of Image and Sound MIS - Praça Rui Barbosa, 1 - Center (next to Praça XV)

Friday 29th Jan

Monobloco
Rehearsals: Fridays, from 22h, Fundição Progresso- Lapa

Sat 30th Jan

Cordão Literário Carnavalesco Armazém do Manoel
Rehearsals with a special bateria of the 1st Women's School of Music Villa-Lobos,  at 20h.

Bloco das Carmelitas
Rehearsals: Saturdays, at Rua Dias de Barros, corner of Ladeira de Santa Teresa

Banda de Ipanema
Parade -Meeting place: From 15h. At Praça General Osório - Ipanema.

Spanta Nenem
Parade- Lagoa – meet at Ciclovia do Lagoa

Imprensa que eu Gamo
Parade -Meeting place: From 16h. San Jose Marketing – Laranjeiras

Sun 31st Jan

Bloco do Arasta –
Flamengo – from 3pm. Meeting place: Rua Jornalista Orlando Dantes

Thur 4th Feb

Mis a Mis
Rehearsals: Every Thursday, from 19 to 23h. On the outside of the Museum of Image and Sound MIS - Praça Rui Barbosa, 1 - Center (next to Praça XV)

Friday 5th Feb

Monobloco
Rehearsals: Fridays, from 22h, Fundição Progresso- Lapa

Sat 6th Feb

Simpatia é Quase Amor (Sympathy is Almost Love)
Meeting place: From 15h. Praça General Osório – Ipanema

Cordão Literário Carnavalesco Armazém do Manoel
Rehearsals with a special bateria of the 1st Women's School of Music Villa-Lobos, under the baton of conductor Riko at 20h.

Sunday 7th Feb

Dois prá lá Dois prá cá (two over here, two over there)
Rehearsal: Sunday before Carnival in front of the Casa de Dança Carlinhos de Jesus, Rua Álvaro Ramos, 11 – Botafogo. This bloco is focussed on dance.

Cordão Literário Carnavalesco Armazém do Manoel
Meeting place: From 15h - Rua Moraes and Valle, 32 – Lapa

Gigantes da Lira (Giants of the Lyre)
Praca Jardim laranjeiras from 9am

Thursday 11th Feb

Meu Bem Eu Volto Já (good grief, we’re already back!)
Meeting place: From 19h. At the corner of Avenidas Nossa Senhora de Copacabana and Princess Elizabeth - Leme
Website: http://www.meubemvoltoja.cjb.net/

Friday 12th Feb

Bloco das Carmelitas
Meeting place: From 17h. At the confluence of Ladeira de Santa Teresa to the Streets Hermenegildo de Barros and Dias de Barros - Santa Teresa.

Concentra Mas Não Sai (We meet but we don’t go anywhere)
Meeting place: From 18h. 54 Ipiranga Bar - Rua Ipiranga, 54 – Laranjeiras.

Saturday 13th Feb

Cacique de Ramos (Indian chief of ramos)
Meeting place: From 18h, at the corner of Avenida Presidente Vargas in Rio Branco – Centro. This is one of the oldest and most traditional blocos.

Clube do Samba I
Parade: Carnival Saturday at 17h. in Rio Branco – Central.  Meeting place: From 15h. the corner of Avenida Presidente Vargas in Rio Branco - Center

Bip-Bip
Parade: Quit-Bip Bip bar at Rua Almirante Gonçalves, enters Rua Souza Lima and goes to the Atlântica ,shortly after midnight on Friday
Meeting place: Bar Bip-Bip – Copacabana.

DalaiLata
Directions - Arcos da Lapa, Streets Evaristo da Veiga, Senador Dantas, Drive, Largo da Lapa, at the School of Music of UFRJ.
Meeting place: From 15h, the Arcos da Lapa.

Badalo de Santa Teresa
From 20h, meeting place  Largo das Neves in Santa Teresa.

Banda da Sá Ferreira
Meeting place: From 16 to 19h. At Avenida Atlantica in front of Rua Sá Ferreira – Copacabana.

Banda de Ipanema
Meeting place: From 15h. At Praça General Osório - Ipanema.

Cordão da Bola Preta
10am. Meeting place: From 9am. In front of the headquarters of the Club Cordao da Bola Preta, on the corner of Evaristo da Veiga and Thirteen May – Cinelândia. This was voted the best carnival bloco of 2009 but it is VERY crowded – over 100,000 revellers turned up last year.

Banda do Leme
Meeting place: From 15h. On the corner of Rua Padre Antonio Vieira with Atlântica – Leme.

Banda da Freguesia de Jacarepaguá (Band of the parish of Jacarepagua)
Meeting place: From 15h.'s Square Professor Camisão – Jacarepaguá.

Empurra que Pega (Push to Get)
Meeting place: From 18h. At the corner of Rua Carlos Gois with Ataulfo de Paiva – Leblon.

Banda de Ipanema
Meeting place: From 15h. At Praça General Osório - Ipanema.

Barbas
Meeting place: From 14h, at the corner of Assis Bueno, Arnaldo Quintela and General Polidoro – Botafogo.

Dois prá lá Dois prá cá
Parade: from Botafogo to the Avenida Atlantica in Copacabana. You’ll see some very slick dancing here.
Meeting place: From 14h. Rua Álvaro Ramos, 11 in front of the Casa de Dança Carlinhos de Jesus – Botafogo.

Sunday 14th Feb

Empurra que Pega (Push to Get)
Meeting place: From 18h. At the corner of Rua Carlos Gois with Ataulfo de Paiva – Leblon.

Banda da Pedro Américo
Meeting place: From 15h. At the beginning of Rua Pedro Américo – Gloria.

Banda da Sá Ferreira
3,000 revelers dance only at Rua Sa Ferreira with Atlantic Av.Meeting place: From 16 to 19h. At Avenida Atlantica in front of Rua Sá Ferreira – Copacabana.

Banda da Glória
Meeting place: From 15h. - Largo da Glória.

Monobloco
Parade: at 18h. Meeting place: From 17h. - Baixo Gávea. This is another huge parade.

Bloco Carnavalesco Homens da Caverna (Carnival bloco of the Cave Men)
Meeting place from 21 hours on foot Jambo (Mangalore).

É do Pandeiro
This Pandeiro bloco makes its presentation at Praca Sao Salvador in Laranjeiras from 4pm.

Simpatia é Quase Amor (Sympathy is Almost Love)
Sunday at 17h. Meeting place: From 15h. Praça General Osório – Ipanema.

Banda Santa Clara
Meeting place: From 15h. On the corner of Santa Clara with Atlântica – Copacabana.

Banda da Bolivar
Meeting place: From 15h. On the corner of Atlantic Avenue to Bolivar – Copacabana.

Mon 15th Feb

Galinha do Meio Dia (The mid – day chicken)
Location: Orla Copacabana. Initiative da Cruz / RJ and the Brotherhood of the boy inspired by the famous Galo da Madrugada.

Cachorro Cansado (Tired Dog)
Meeting place: From 17h, Rua Barão do Flamengo 35 – Flamengo.

Bloco da Segunda (Monday’s bloco)
Meeting place: From 17h. In front of Cobal Botafogo (Rua Voluntarios da Patria, s / n) - Botafogo.

Banda da Ipanema – childrens Ball
Praça General Osório, Ipanema, from 3pm.

Escravos da Mauá (Slaves of Maua)
Meeting place: From 19h - Largo da Prainha – Centro.

Cordão Carnavalesco Folia do Pinguim (Folia of the Penguin)
Meeting place: From 20h. – Botafogo.

Banda da Sá Ferreira
3,000 revelers dance at Rua Sa Ferreira with Atlantic Av.
Meeting place: From 16 to 19h. At Avenida Atlantica in front of Rua Sá Ferreira – Copacabana.

Afoxé Filhos de Gandhi
Posto 6 Avenida Atlantica from 1pm.

Tuesday 16th Feb

Rio Maracatu
Ipanema, Avenida Viera Souto from 3pm.

Bloco das Carmelitas
Meeting place: From 17h. At the confluence of Ladeira de Santa Teresa to the Streets Hermenegildo de Barros and Dias de Barros - Santa Teresa.
Clube do Samba I

Banda da Sá Ferreira
3,000 revelers dance only at Rua Sa Ferreira with Atlantic Av.
Meeting place: From 16 to 19h. At Avenida Atlantica in front of Rua Sá Ferreira – Copacabana.

Banda de Ipanema
Meeting place: From 15h. At Praça General Osório - Ipanema.

Banda do Leme
Meeting place: From 15h. On the corner of Rua Padre Antonio Vieira with Atlântica – Leme

Cacique de Ramos (Indian chief of ramos)
Meeting place: From 18h, at the corner of Avenida Presidente Vargas in Rio Branco – Centro. This is one of the oldest and most traditional blocos.

Bip-Bip
Parade: Quits-Bip Bip bar at Rua Almirante Gonçalves, enters Rua Souza Lima and goes to the Atlântica in the final minutes of the carnival.
Meeting place: Bar Bip-Bip - Copacabana.

Wed. 16th Feb

Banda Virtual
17h.  Meeting place: Posto 9 - Av Vieira Souto – Ipanema

Sun 21st Feb

Galinha do Meio Dia (The mid – day chicken)
Leblon, from 3pm, inspired by the famous Galo da Madrugada.

Afroreggae
Ipanema, Avenida Vieira Souto, do Posto 8 ao Posto 9.from 3pm