Three Types of Admissions There are three types of admission choices to suite your needs: General Admission: $15 Prior, $20 Gate Admission to event (12 and under get in free) Bloco Admission: $25 Prior, $30 Gate Admission to event T-Shirt to Parade in the Lula Bloco VIP Admission: $50 Prior, $60 Gate All-Points pass/credentials to event T-Shirt to Parade in the Lula Bloco Refreshments and snacks 2 VIP only viewing areas near stage

Bloco T-Shirt: What is it? In the northern part of Brazil during carnaval, the parades are very different from those in Rio and are called "blocos" and "Trio-Electricos". "Blocos" mean "blocks" or groups of people who parade with the same costume or T-Shirt. Trio-Electricos literally mean "electric trios" because the first sound car parades appeared in the early 1960s with a trio of instruments and equipment atop constisting of an electric base, percussion, and a crude PA system. Today, the sound cars carry entire bands, their guests and cost hundreds of thousand of dollars and T-Shirts to participate in the blocos can cost as much as $100US. This year's bloco at the Brazilian Street Carnaval will be Lula Almeida who is one of the original composers for the world-famous Brazilian afro-bloco group Olodum. You need to have a T-Shirt to parade with the sound car and bateria in the second parade of the event starting around 5:15 pm.

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• Long Beach: Twist n Shout - Tuesday to Saturday, 10 am - 7 pm. 1544 4th Street, at the corner of Walnut. Tel: (562) 437-7720 * map


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