The results of Rio’s Carnival Parade in 2018 were:

• Beija-Flor (269.6 points out of 270)
• Paraíso do Tuiuti (269.5)
• Salgueiro (269.5)
• Portela (269.94)
• Mangueira (269.3)
• Mocidade Independente de Padre Miguel (269.3)
• Unidos da Tijuca (269.1)
• Imperatriz Leopoldinense (268,8)
• Vila Isabel (268.1)
• União da Ilha (267.3)
• São Clemente (266.9)
• Grande Rio (266.8)
• Imperio Serrano (265.6)

Grande Rio and Imperio Serrano are relegated while Viradouro has been promoted to parade amongst the elite samba school of Rio on 3 and 4 March 2019.

Based on the results of the last six carnivals (2013-2018), the League of Samba Schools (LIESA) ranks the top ten samba schools in Rio de Janeiro as:

1. Beija-Flor (73 points)
2. Salgueiro (72)
3. Portela (66)
4. Unidos da Tijuca (61)
5. Mangueira (45)
6. Imperatriz Leopoldinense (37)
7. Grande Rio (36)
8. Mocidade Independente de Padre Miguel (33)
9. Unidos de Vila Isabel (27)
10. União da Ilha do Governador (18)

[Schools score 20 points for a win, 15 for 2nd, 12 for 3rd, 10 for 4th, 8 for 5th, 6 for 6th, 4 for 7th, 3 for 8th, 2 for 9th and 1 for 10th]