Masculine noun Pl: sambódromos
The venue where escolas de samba parades take place. The sambódromo in Rio de Janeiro, officially known as Passarela Professor Darcy Ribeiro, is 700m long, being the largest one in Brazil, followed by Polo Cultural e Esportivo Grande Otelo, the sambódromo in São Paulo, a 530m-long concrete structure. Both sambódromos were designed by Brazilian modernist architect Oscar Niemeyer.
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Sambódromos around Brazil
Aldeia Cabana de Cultura Amazônica Davi Miguel – Belém (PA)
Centro de Convenções Profº Gilberto Mestrinho – Manaus (AM)
Complexo Walmor Miranda – Vitória (ES)
Complexo Cultural do Porto Seco – Porto Alegre (RS)
Escola Sambódromo de Artes Populares – Macapá (AP)
Morada do Samba – Cabo Frio (RJ)
Passarela Nego Querido – Florianópolis (SC)
Passarela Professor Darcy Ribeiro – Rio de Janeiro (RJ)
Polo Cultural e Esportivo Grande Otelo – São Paulo (SP)
See also: carnaval, samba-enredo, samba