On the Wednesday following the parade, the winners are announced in a tense live TV event as the judges scores are announced one by one until the winner is crowned champion.

The following Saturday the six top scoring schools return to the Sambadrome for a celebratory champion’s parade, culminating with the winning school in the early hours of Sunday morning.

The champions parade is a true celebration, the energy of the winning schools fans as they scream out the name of their chosen school, many tears are shed as at the end of an emotional night as Samba fans across Brazil say goodbye to Carnival for another year.

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