Thursday, September 04, 2008: Bateria Rehearsal from 07 PM - 08 PM at The Blue Cafe |
Saturday, September 06, 2008: Rainha da Bateria Contest from 09 PM - 01 AM at The Blue Cafe |
Thursday, September 11, 2008: Bateria Rehearsal from 07 PM - 08 PM at The Blue Cafe |
Saturday, September 13, 2008: Full Samba Rehearsal from 03 PM - 07 PM at Blue Cafe |
Saturday, September 20, 2008: Carnaval Promo Night from 09 PM - 12 AM at Santa Monica Bar and Grill |
Sunday, September 21, 2008: Parade Practice (Technical Practice) from 04 PM - 07 PM at City Place |
Friday, September 26, 2008: Last Samba Rehearsal from 09 PM - 01 AM at The Blue Cafe |
Samba Celebrities Exclusive to the Event
Exclusive to this year's event are Rio's 2008 reigning King and Queen of Carnaval, Alex de Oliveira, Rio's current King Momo and Thatiana Pagung, current samba queen of Mocidade Samba School, one of the top samba schools in Brazil.
They will be parading in the Rio-Style parade and Thatiana will be giving a workshop in samba dance for all those aspiring to become Percussion Queens!
Details about
King Alex de Oliveira
Details about
Queen Thatiana Pagung
Bands Lining Up for the 12th Annual Brazilian Street Carnaval
Here are just some of the bands and entertainment lining up for the Brazilian Street Carnaval:
- Sambajah Samba and Pagode Band
- Fabio Assis and Made in Bahia
- Campbell Hall Brazilian Percussion Ensemble
- Renni Flores
- Carlinhos do Pandeiro
- Sambaleza Dancers
- SambaLa Bateria
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