Reportage without access to the track: a new challenge for radio coverage at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro

This article seeks to highlight how journalists who work in radio coverage of Carnival have performed their work in the face of the new circulation rules established by the Independent League of Samba Schools (Liesa), implemented in 2025. Since then, the access of press professionals to the parade floor has been prohibited, creating new challenges for the realization of activities traditionally developed by radio teams. To understand the impacts of these changes, a case study was carried out based on participant observation and semi-structured interviews with journalists involved in the Carnival coverage.