SAN DIEGO, CA. (www.brazilcarnival.com)
WHEN: Saturday, February 5, 2005
WHERE: 4th & 'B' located at 345 B Street, Downtown San Diego
WHAT: San Diego Brazil Carnaval 2005
San Diego celebrates The Magic of Carnaval and hosts the 13th Annual "Brazilian Mardi Gras Ball
BENEFIT: From 9:00 pm 'til the clock strikes at 1:00 a.m. this party never stops. A portion of the proceeds from this event will benefit 'Villa-Lobinhos', a non-profit organization in Rio de Janeiro that teaches life skills and music to underprivileged children.
ENTERTAINMENT: SambaDa' an explosive Brazilian Carnaval Band dedicated to make people dance features vocalist Dandha' da Hora from Ile^ Aiye^. The spectacular Samba Show features the Riobela Samba dancers plus Jazz and Samba de Alegria in costumes adorned in sequins, beads and feathers plus the drummers of the Super Sonic Samba School. Banda Diaspora will be playing the Samba-Reggae groove from Bahia, Brazil. Capoeira, Parades and Mardi Gras Beads are part of the night's festivities. San Diego "Carnavalescos" will be dancing non-stop to the pulsating rhythms of SAMBA, MARCHA, AXE' MUSIC, SAMBA-REGGAE, FREVO, BATUCADA and TRIO ELECTRICO.
PRIZES: VARIG Brazilian Airlines presents San Diego Brazil Carnaval 2005. 'Carmen Miranda Contest' and the "Samba Contest" winners receive free trips to Brazil compliments of VARIG Brazilian Airlines. The Samba Contest registration is 8:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. The Samba Contest kicks of Carnaval 2005! To pre-register for either the Carmen Miranda Contest or the Samba Contest e-mail [email protected]
DEFINITION: Carnaval is the annual "Celebration of Life" that takes place throughout Brazil. It is an all-consuming party of fun, feathers, fantasy and outrageous costumes.
QUOTES: I was transported to Rio de Janeiro and enjoyed non-stop dancing complete with colorful parades and costumed dancers. Nobody parties like Brazilians...Feeling HOT, HOT, HOT Rob Hagey / Street Scene.
Admittedly, San Diego's winters don't get too frosty, but a few months of fogged-in daylight deprivation and the seasonable dip in temperatures can make even the most intrepid Southern Californian long for the spring. A dose of the hot, hot, hot Brazil Carnival, however, should serve to melt off those late-winter blues.
Copying the Brazilian tradition to celebrate life with a Bourbon Street-meets-Rio celebration, 4th and B's annual Brazil Carnival delivers a taste of South America the weekend before Fat Tuesday, letting letting Mardi Gras fans get their revelry started early. With samba specialists SambaDa providing the music through the night, the dance floor's sure to be packed with sweaty bodies.
Competitive types can try their luck in the samba contest. Those with a flair for impersonation will want to throw their produce-laden hat into the ring for the night's Carmen Miranda contest..." Matt Schild / AOL Digital City
CARNAVALESCOS: Marco Aurelio Vaz, Beston Bennett
San Diego Brazil Carnaval has developed the reputation as being one of the largest and most authentic Carnaval celebrations on the West Coast. This Gala Event signals the start of San Diego's Carnaval Mardi Gras Celebration that culminates with the Gaslamp Association Mardi Gras Parade on Fat Tuesday, February 8th...Laissez-les Bontemps Rouler!
CARNAVAL ENSAIOS: SEVILLA CARNAVAL MARDI GRAS: Sevilla CLUB Brazil 555 4th Avenue... Every Sunday since 1992
* January 23 - Brasilidade: Carnaval Ensaio
* January 30 - Carnaval Ensaio (Pre-Carnaval Party)
* February 6 - Sevilla Carnaval: Samba and Batucada all night long / Samba Show
* February 8 - Sevilla Mardi Gras Celebration FAT Tuesday Join us at Sevilla on FAT TUESDAY
February 8th for the Gaslamp's most exciting Mardi Gras Celebration. Don't miss the Sevilla CLUB Brazil Float at the Gaslamp Mardi Gras Parade! . For more information call: 619. 224.4684
For Group Rates call: 619.224.4684 / 21 and Up
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