From 14 July to 16 July 2023, the biggest samba festival outside Brazil took place in Coburg. 3,000 sambistas and 200,000 fans from all over the world brought Brazilian flair to Coburg's city centre.
On the second weekend in July, Coburg once again transformed into "Little Rio" and brought Brazilian flair and Brazilian lifestyle to the Franconian city with 3,000 sambistas and more than 200,000 fans from all over the world. Pulsating samba sounds, rhythmic drumming, celebrating people, colourful costumes and dance performances: more samba feeling is not possible.
The festival is one of Coburg's great flagships and shows joy of life, tolerance as well as musical and cultural diversity! On these days, Coburg becomes a melting pot for people from all over the world and from the most diverse cultures who have only one thing in mind: celebrating and enjoying life. As a mixture of traditional street samba and big stage performances, the Samba Festival offers not only drum and dance acts but also fashion or dance competitions as well as a wide variety of workshops to experience the Brazilian joy of life to the fullest.
We are happy to have been supporting this festival, which has won various awards, as a sponsor for years and to contribute to sending positive energy, passion and joy of life from Coburg to the world. During the Samba Festival days, we feel even a little more connected to our colleagues in Brazil and to the Brazilian culture. Our colleagues from South America are fascinated by the Samba City Coburg, where Brazilian joy of life is celebrated every year. The Brazilian sounds and fascinating performances create an unimagined cultural bond.
The Samba Festival has been taking place on the streets of Coburg since 1992. Starting as a regional event with a few thousand visitors, the biggest samba festival outside Brazil attracts up to 200,000 visitors to Coburg every year and is now known beyond the borders of Germany.
The anniversary film provides many exciting insights into the 30th anniversary of the Samba Festival in Coburg.
