BRAZIL IN THE PARK

CELEBRATING BRAZILIAN INDEPENDENCE DAY

AT GOLDEN GATE PARK'S HALL OF FLOWERS (9th Ave & Lincoln Way)

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2010

From noon till 7:00pm

With support from the Mayor’s Office of Protocol, the Brazilian Consulate and the Brazilian community, the Friends of Brazil/Bay Area Brazilian Club, in collaboration with Kidoideira Productions, will host a festive celebration of Brazilian Independence Day.

This will be a fun day of lively entertainment for the whole family. There will be Brazilian music, (Forró, Samba, Axê, Brazilian country music), Capoeira (Brazilian martial arts), and an animated Carnaval Parade with the colorful Aquarela dancers (who will also offer a spirited samba demo and class).

Children’s activities will include face painting and demonstrations of children’s capoeira. A very special treat for young and old alike, new this year, will be enchanting and enthralling performances from an authentic Brazilian clown, Brazuka.

In addition to all the exciting entertainment, there will be varied and captivating displays of arts and crafts from Bay Area Brazilian artists. And to satisfy all tastes, there will be several stands selling delicious, genuine Brazilian food and drink from different parts of Brazil.

Admission to this joyous festivity will be free for children, with a $5 donation from adults.

For more information, please call 415-334-0106 or 415-425-7242.

ONE MORE SUCCESSFUL CARNAVAL BALL

The Friends of Brazil Carnaval Ball was the party that every Brazilian waited for. For the past 43 years it has been considered the Best Brazilian party in Town.

Carnaval 2009 was a night to be remembered. Not even the rain that didn’t stop all evening long diminished the enthusiasm of the crowd the filled the Gift Center. On the stage there was a parade and a tribute for all those local Brazilian musicians, artists who were responsible for making during these many years the most historical and traditional Brazilian Carnaval Party in San Francisco. We had the pleasure to have with us Celia Malheiros, Lisa Silva, Carlos Oliveira, Rosana Brito of Birds of Paradise, the Calatayud brothers of Entre Nos, Aquarela dancers, and the queen of many carnivals, Eunice Taylor and many others.

They all joined the local bands that playing a variety of different sounds and rhythms of Brazilian music pleased everyone from the old generation as well as the new generation. The music didn’t stop with Entre Nós Band, Liza Silva and Voz do Brazil, Forrófiando Band, Sotaque Baiano Big Band, the astonished and colorful show of Aquarela Dancers, and the best Brazilian DJ in Bay Area, DJ Ellen.

The Bay Area Brazilian Club would like to thank all the sponsors, supporters and volunteers who helped in this big event.