Rio Marathon 2027: Dates, How to Get a Bib, Course & Hotels

Register only through Go Dream, the official ticketing partner

Entries for Maratona do Rio 2027 are sold at godream.com.br (Dream Factory / Spiridon organise the event). There is no legitimate resale market: transfers and third-party bib sales are not recognised, and a bib bought from a stranger will not be handed over at Casa Maratona.

Rule of thumb: if a site is not Go Dream or the official maratonadorio.com.br page, walk away.

Route 1 · Finisher priority (already closed for 2027)

On 42K race day 2026 the organiser opened a small pre-sale for that year's marathon finishers. The 42K kit without a shirt sold at R$383.90 in that first lot. This route is closed for 2027 — but note it for 2028: finishing one edition is the cheapest, most certain way into the next.

Route 2 · The public lottery (sorteio) — the main door for most runners

As in 2026, the majority of 2027 slots are expected to be distributed via a free-to-enter lottery, announced a few months before race week. You register interest in a window, results are drawn, and successful entrants then have a short deadline to pay for the kit. Miss the payment window and the slot is released.

Action: subscribe to the official newsletter and follow @maratonadoriooficial so you catch the lottery window.

Route 3 · Paid lots after the lottery

Slots not taken up after the draw are usually sold in escalating price lots (lote 1, lote 2, and so on) until sold out. Prices rise with each lot, so a fast decision saves real money. The 5K, 10K and 21K generally follow the same lot pattern with lower prices.

Route 4 · Bank and partner pre-sales

Itaú Uniclass customers have had an exclusive pre-sale with roughly 20% off across distances. If you hold a qualifying Brazilian account, this is often the earliest guaranteed entry outside the finisher lot.

Route 5 · Travel-agency and international packages

The organiser accredits travel agencies that bundle a guaranteed bib with hotel and transfers. It costs more than a bare entry, but it is the most reliable option for international runners who cannot risk a lottery — and it removes the race-morning transfer problem to Praia da Reserva.

What you need ready at checkout

Full legal name exactly as on your passport or ID, date of birth, CPF or passport number, T-shirt size, estimated finish time (this sets your wave), emergency contact, and a card that works for Brazilian transactions. Errors in name or date of birth are painful to fix later.

After you are in: the pre-race paperwork

You must complete the health/responsibility term and any medical declaration on the athlete platform before pickup, and book a Casa Maratona collection time slot. Third-party collection is only possible if you authorise it in the platform in advance — once authorised, you can no longer collect the bib yourself.

Praia da Reserva and Barra: quiet, dark and exposed

The point-to-point race starts beside Reserva beach before sunrise, again in 2027. The first kilometres feel spacious, but sea wind and humidity make goal pace deceptively expensive. Crowds are thin here, so settle into rhythm rather than chase adrenaline.

Verdict: beautiful opening, but protect effort — not pace.

Joatinga, São Conrado and Niemeyer: the real work

The route uses Ponte da Joatinga, Elevado das Bandeiras, the Lagoa–Barra corridor and Avenida Niemeyer. Rio is marketed as flat; this course is not pancake-flat. The ramps and tunnel approaches reward conservative pacing before the South Zone.

Leblon, Ipanema and Copacabana: the emotional high

The beachfront run along Avenida Delfim Moreira, Vieira Souto and Atlântica is the postcard section, and it is where spectator energy finally arrives. It is also fully exposed once the sun is up. Run the tangents and keep drinking even when the view makes you forget.

Botafogo, Flamengo and Centro: mentally longer than it looks

After Túnel Novo and Túnel do Pasmado the course runs past Botafogo Bay, into Aterro and through a Centro out-and-back before returning to the finish. The roads flatten, but the late exposed kilometres and turns drain momentum.

The honest verdict

Maratona do Rio 2027 is a destination marathon first and a PB course second: world-class coastal scenery, an unforgettable South Zone passage and a flat finish, offset by early rollers, long exposed avenues, humidity and a start line far from the tourist neighbourhoods.