The Sambodromo in Rio is the permanent home of the Samba parade. During two successive nights of Carnaval, the top 13 samba schools perform in a fierce competiton that has fans just like a major sports event. The Sambodromo holds 70,000 people and 6 schools one night and 7 schools the next night perform. Each performance takes over one hour. Each school has over 3000 costumed performers and musicians and dancers as well as 7 or 8 elaborate floats in the parade. The Sambodromo is a half mile long, and each school's parade exceeds the length of the stadium. Each school has a king and queen. The queen carries the school's flag and the king dances around her, to 'protect' her. The schools can score poorly if the king and queen's movements do not conform to strict rules.
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