Maria and I made it to the last one before the pandemic in 2020! It was hours of incredible Samba teams and floats and just glorious visuals and costumes. We got upgraded seat passes for closer viewing, danced and watched it for over 8 hours. Yes...it is a long experience, but definitely worth attending at least once in a lifetime and if I ever went back I would take samba lessons, get the full attire and be on a float for sure! Angie