▁other ▁events ▁happen ▁during ▁the ▁six ▁official ▁days ▁of ▁car n ival , ▁for ▁an ▁average ▁of ▁ 1 6 ▁hours ▁a ▁day . ▁The ▁municipality ▁defines ▁the ▁ordering , ▁starting ▁and ▁ending ▁times ▁for ▁each ▁car n ival ▁block ▁to ▁para de . ▁Del ays ▁may ▁result ▁in ▁fin es . ▁The ▁components ▁of ▁a ▁block ▁have ▁a ▁pre defined ▁meeting ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁their ▁track , ▁called ▁concent ra ção ▁( ). ▁After ▁the ▁para de ▁con cludes ▁its ▁official ▁track , ▁the ▁tri o ▁el étr icos ▁go ▁to ▁a ▁special ▁place ▁called ▁dispers ão ▁( ), ▁where ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁longer ▁separation ▁between ▁members ▁of ▁blocks ▁and ▁the ▁audience . ▁It ▁is ▁not ▁inf re qu ently ▁that ▁artists ▁that ▁were ▁playing ▁in ▁the ▁para de ▁extend ▁their ▁present ations ▁at ▁the ▁disp ersion ▁area . ▁ ▁Con current ly ▁to ▁the ▁par ades ▁happen ▁the ▁inform al ▁" abad á " ▁business . ▁There , ▁mer ry m akers ▁sell , ▁buy ▁and ▁exchange ▁" abad ás " ▁for ▁the ▁different ▁blocks ▁and ▁VI P ▁cab ins . ▁S cal pers ▁are ▁present ▁in ▁significant ▁quantity ▁and ▁act ▁freely . ▁The ▁two ▁most ▁common ▁sites ▁are ▁the ▁Aer oc l ube ▁Mall ▁and ▁Sho pping ▁Bar ra . ▁ ▁Official ▁ending ▁and ▁post - events ▁ ▁It ▁became ▁a ▁tradition ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 s ▁that ▁the ▁last ▁regular ▁block ▁to ▁para de ▁is ▁Vo a ▁Vo a , ▁starting ▁in ▁the ▁morning ▁dawn