THE BAY AREA BRAZILIAN CLUB PRESENTED, IS PRESENTING, AND WILL PRESENT…

Que Festa Maravilhosa! TROPICALIA, the theme for another lush and fabulous Carnaval 2007 and in a new venue: the cozier but more dramatic SF Gift Design Center in the heart of the design and exposition bairro. Levels upon levels upon dance and celebration spots and corners, all filled with Brazilophiles at play.

We will try to top our triumph, being recognized as the best Brazilian Carnaval Ball in the United States in 2005 and 2007 – according to the Brazilian press corps. We know what we do serves as an inspiration for celebrations all over the United States, as far away as Hawaii.

After the so called the Best Brazilian Party in Town, we proudly presented for the first time in the Bay Area, the group Showrinho, who charmed a variety of audiences in clubs and coffeehouses and schools. We already have gigs lined up for their 2006 tour. Showrinho didn’t just entertain crowds at La Pena, Javarama, Kelly’s Jazz Club. They spent time with students in Palo Alto, offering stories, percussion workshop, history, and music. They explained their whimsical and tuneful instruments, talked about life and art in Brazil and traveled around the Bay Area spreading their message of tradition and invention in Brazilian musical exploration. And on March 3 to say até logo till 2006, Showrinho played to a full and well-fed house at Café do Brasil, where the whole crowd sang those beautiful chorinho songs.

Continuing our job trying to help the community, we held a seminar on June 5 conducted by Attorney Sherry Gendelman about getting a driver’s license and suggestions for resolving problems with DMV and what to do with suspended licenses.

The Club participated in the international Conference on the Environment in San Francisco in late spring. We were delighted to be able to welcome and talk with the Prefects of Curitiba and Belem.

In October we are planning another seminar about the new laws of Immigration in the USA. We will have a Brazilian attorney specialized in the subject, presenting and answering questions to the public. Please check our sit for more information, or call: 415- 334-0106.

On September 7 we joined the mayor of San Francisco, Gavin Newson in order to celebrate the San Francisco’s Brazilian Heritage Day at a flag raising at City Hall. At this opportunity we invited the mayor to be our special guest at our Carnaval Ball in 2007.

Our 2007 Carnaval was a tribute to the tiny Brazilian bombshell who blazed across Hollywood for too short a time and was too little appreciated in her homeland during her lifetime - Carmen Miranda.

The Club tries to keep pace with the ever-shifting and evolving Brazilian community of the Greater Bay Area. We always welcome suggestions for future projects and programs to benefit and entertain.

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