What once started with just a few thousand visitors is now the largest samba festival outside of Brazil. More than 30 years ago, a “crazy idea” by the founders Rolf Beyersdorf, Christof Pilarzyk and Michael Häfner became a festival with around 3,000 sambistas, which is now known far beyond the borders of Germany. Find out exciting background information on the 30th anniversary of the Samba Festival in Coburg.