Originally Posted by hardiwv
Thanks for being so explicit, and I'm sure bquinif already knew this information. Farme do Amoedo street gets packed during carnaval and you can have a good time there. It would be my recommendation.
You're welcome although I'm not sure how you ascertained the OP was aware of the information. This bloco may be a good bet if one is gay but for the vast majority of us who aren't we'd probably find some of the other blocos more to our tastes.
Originally Posted by bquinif
Thanks for the good advice...I wasn't dismissing the Escolas de Samba, I was just inquiring about less obvious things to do. And don't worry, I have very little desire (read, zero) to go up the hills into some favela.
Glad to hear it. Wrt blocos here is a list of some of the bigger ones in Zona Sul.
http://www.samba-choro.com.br/noticias/arquivo/76
It's from 1998 but things don't change much from year to year IME.