Part 2, onto the incredible part.
We partied with the locals at the Sambadrome during a rehearsal of 2 of the Samba schools…
But NOTHING could prepare us for the spectacle that is the world’s biggest and most extravagant parade. We’ll let the photos do most of the talking but words and photos can’t describe the energy that was in that Sambadrome. The Brazilians take Samba very seriously and support one of the competing schools during the event, singing the school song and dancing all night long.
The costumes and floats were stunning. It’s amazing how much work and energy goes into the preparations – millions of dollars, an entire year of practice, hours and hours of hand sewing all of those sequins. WOW.
This event is ALL night long i.e. we arrived at 5pm and the last school finished parading at 7am the next morning!!!!! After leaving the event, we staggered into our hotel just in time for buffet breakfast : )
Now for the photos... Ben did an AMAZING job as the night's photographer considering where we were sitting and only using a pocket camera!
Holding up OK 14 hours later as the sun came up...
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