Been to NO way back when a couple time and also to Galveston and to the real thing in Rio.
On a scale of 0 to 100
-- 110! Rio had the most beautiful ladies -- but of course it is the middle of the summer in that hemisphere
-- 69! NO had the most crazies (sexing against a lamppost in the middle of the night while people walked on by like it was not unusual -- except for the two of us!)
-- 33 Galveston kinda ho hum.
But in San Antonio, for many years now, the best MGA (Mardi Graci Ass!) comes at the annual after parties!