Latin Grammy Nominee band to play in Liverpool this Saturday as part of The Voodoo Ball

New arts and culture organisation BrazUKa International brings to Liverpool for the first time, Latin Grammy nominees (12 piece group) to perform at The Voodoo Ball, Kazimier, on the 26th of October alongside 15 others acts, and a New Orleans style “funeral” boisterous parade through the city centre with local 60 piece percussion band, Batala Liverpool.

The Voodoo Ball is in its second year (last year being organised as part of the Brazilica Fringe Carnival), and has built a huge following due to its innovative approach combining music and performance arts in one space, providing the audience with a new “universe” in which to play, enjoy diverse independent music. The audience becomes no longer expectators, but true participants in producing a magical, one of a kind party night in Liverpool.

The “ritual of intoxicating revelry” starts at 8:30pm with a parade down Bold St, formed by over 60 musicians, attracting the crowd to join in the street celebration ending at the Kazimier around 9:30 with a static performance by Wostenholme Sq, following inside the venue for an unforgettable night.

BrazUKa International is a not-for-profit organisation with charitable aims that develops intercultural learning and artistic exchanges within communities in the UK, Brazil and beyond in order to promote equality and diversity in the UK and international understanding more widely through: workshops, performances, language courses, business consulting, trips to Brazil and more, facilitating the exchange between British, Brazilian and other cultures.

Orquestra Contemporânea de Olinda (portuguese for Contemporary Orchestra from Olinda), also known as OCO, is one of the two Brazilian bands performing at Womex 2013, in Cardiff, Wales. OCO plays on Oct. 24 at the Twin Stage A of WOMEX 2013, the day before, the group plays in London. The concert in Cardiff is followed by dates in Brighton and Liverpool on the 26th

.

The Voodoo Ball is put together by a collaboration of artists, and promoted by Rebel Soul and Misturado,(BrazUKa’s events promotion initiave)

Videos > www.youtube.com/orquestraolinda

Social Networks: www.orquestraolinda.com.br

Dates and locations in the UK :

London - Oct. 23 - Bedroom Bar

Cardiff - Oct. 24 - WOMEX Showcase - Wales Millenium Centre

Brighton - Oct. 25 - The Blind Tier

Liverpool - Oct. 26 - The Kazimier

The Voodoo Ball:

http://www.facebook.com/events/515442108530380/?fref=ts

Liverpool's Brazilica festival 2013 event line up

Liverpool's Brazilica 2013 event line up

A host of national and international samba superstars will be taking to stages across the city to bring a taste of Latin America’s musical heritage to Liverpool as part of Brazilica, one of the UK’s leading celebrations of Brazilian culture.

The main event - Brazilica’s Carnival Day - takes place on Saturday, July 20 in Williamson Square in Liverpool city centre and is completely free. Featuring a vibrant music stage, fantastic family entertainment and delicious food and drink throughout the day, the night-time march through the city involves more than 500 musicians, drummers and dancers.

But in the run up, Brazilica Festival week will be warming up Liverpool with musical events throughout the city to get the party started.

Festival Week begins with the return of fusion outfit Afrosamba, who will perform their irresistible mix of samba and jazz funk at Leaf on Saturday, July 13. Tickets are £5 and the fun starts from 7pm.

Then, the night before the big day (Friday, July 19) the action moves to the Cavern, where the ultimate Liverpool musical venue will become more South American than Scouse, as Carnival headliners Sargento Pimenta will perform a free set from 7pm until late.

Sargento Pimenta – Portuguese for Sergeant Pepper - are a Rio-based Beatles band perfect for festival crowds. No strangers to performing for audiences 100,000 strong and known for giving the Fab Four among many other rock legends a samba twist, it is the group’s first visit to Brazilica.

Many of Brazilica’s unmissable acts are now returning friends of the festival, including Tribo de Pesada, known for their mix of samba, jazz and African rhythms and their celebrated singer Fabio Allman, frontman for Rio superstars Monobloco; UK-based The Fontanas, who have played at all the major UK festivals and whose musicians have performed with the likes of Amy Winehouse and Mumford and Sons; husband and wife duo Roberto and Marisa; and Barcelona-based Brazilian expats Solo Sagrado.

Local performers Liverpool Samba School and Viva Brasil Dance Shows, plus city DJ Gary Garamendi and Leeds-based Brazilian DJs Silvao and Fabio will also be on hand to ensure Liverpool keeps dancing to the samba beat all day long.

Music lovers should watch out for more live performances and DJ sets at the official Brazilica closing party, taking place at HAUS on Jamaica Street from 10pm to 4am after the Carnival winds down on Saturday July 20. Tickets to this exclusive event are on sale now at skiddle.com for £6 or will be £10 on the door.

http://www.brazilicafestival.co.uk/

Stellar Line up of DJs and bands confirmed for Brazilica charity gig at Nation

Festinho are to bring the magic of their renowned fundraising music festival to Liverpool for one night only, kicking off this year’s Brazilica festival, the UK’s largest Brazilian Carnival event. Friday 13 July will see Liverpool’s legendary Nation (the home of Cream) rocking to Brazilian beats, the perfect way to kick off the carnival weekend to come. All the proceeds from the evening will go to the ABC (Action For Brazil’s Children) Trust.

A stellar line up of acts is confirmed for the event, including Norman Jay , DJ Marky and Stamina MC, Hexstatic with live 3D show Holotronica, Saravah Soul, The Fontanas, Tribo de Pasada, DJ Cal Jader and many more great acts to follow.

Norman Jay is arguably one of the finest and most respected DJs in the world today, who was awarded an MBE in 2002 for ‘DJing and services to music’. Norman began DJing in the 1970s and played most of the seminal New York venues that mattered back in the day including Dancetaria, World, Palladium, Zanzibar, The Shelter, The Sound Factory, Body & Soul, Giant Step and the legendary Paradise Garage. He is co-founder of London’s Kiss FM which began its life as a pirate radio station, one of the founders of the late 80s ‘rare groove’ scene and a pioneer of house music in the UK. Superstar DJ Judge Jules was Norman’s protégée and partner. Today Norman regularly tours the world to DJ at high profile clubs and events.  He has played for the likes of Mick Jagger at his exclusive 50th birthday party - Robert Di Nero, Michael Caine, George Michael, Will Smith, Prince, Bruce Springsteen, Jamiroquai (who affectionately calls him the 'Godfather'), Paul Weller (who has been quoted as saying that Jay is his favourite dj), comedian Lenny Henry (who reputedly modelled his pirate radio DJ TV character on Jay).

DJ Marky is a London based Brazilian drum and bass DJ, one of the most popular in his field. He has headlined Lovebox festival, showcased his DJ skills on Radio 1 and had a long term residency at London’s The End club. He will be joined by Stamina MC, a drum and bass MC and vocalist who has enjoyed chart success on tracks such as LK by DJ Marky and XRS Land and Barcelona by D. Kay and Epsilon.

Great bands on the line up include innovative samba and jazz fusion quartet Tribo Da Pesada (who also play the Brazilica Williamson Square stage on Saturday 14 July) and Saravah Soul. From the cross-cultural melting-pot of London’s underground music scene comes this half-Brazilian, half-British band bring their own special blend of Afro-Brazilian rhythms, 60's soul and Afrobeat.

More acts are to be announced soon, so get ready to shake your bunda to Brazilian beats long into the night!

Brazilica, the vibrant festival of Brazilian culture which brought Latin fever to Liverpool last summer - attracting over 60,000 visitors to the city centre - is back for 2012! Organisers Liverpool Carnival Company and Orb Events promise that this year’s event will build on the success of the 2011 carnival, taking over the city in a massive 3 day event from Friday 13 – Sunday 15 July. 

The festival will include a 500-strong evening parade, outdoor music stages featuring top authentic Brazilian acts, a Carnival Ball, Latin American street food markets and much more.

Brazilica has become one of the flagship events of the year in Liverpool’s festival calendar - a colourful celebration of Brazilian music, dance, culture, food and football!

Festinho presents Brazilica Nation

Friday 13 July 2012, 10pm – 6am

Nation, Wolstenholme Square, Liverpool

Tickets are on sale very soon. Please check http://www.festinho.com for updates.

A little about Festinho

Festinho grew out of celebration. It began with a birthday party, and quickly evolved into a fundraising music and arts festival hosted by the ABC Trust. A friend of the charity generously agreed to host a live music stage in the grounds of their country home. 450 people rocked up and it went down in history as one of the most kick-ass garden parties ever.

The event has since grown up into Festinho, a more inclusive event for all ages, celebrating some of the finest bands and DJs from the UK and Brazil whilst raising funds for a very worthwhile cause.

It's all put together by a hard-working team of volunteers. Many of them are friends and have been putting on events, DJing, VJing, and festivalling together for years and are all putting our experience to good use. Every single person on the team, and many of the artists, give their time for free so that as much money as possible goes straight to the ABC Trust.

Every year is different, and every year it gets better and better, thanks to a determined team, talented artists, and a truly fantastic crowd. It's still very small compared to most festivals, and we know exactly what we want for Festinho in the future: to stay intimate, friendly, magical and with its twist of Brazilian flavour. Small really is beautiful.

A little about Liverpool Carnival Company

Liverpool Carnival Company was created 6 years ago by husband and wife creative team, Roger & Maeve Morris. Roger’s career as a professional percussionist spans the last 40 years and includes accolades such as performing with The Real Thing, Jools Holland and Novo Balanço. Maeve, his wife of 30 years, produces almost single-handedly all of the exquisite costumes worn by the drummers and fabulous dancers from the Liverpool Samba School. They have delivered and participated in over 900 events in Brazil, Amsterdam, Ireland, and the UK. Liverpool Samba School holds the accolade for being one of the only non Brazilian samba schools to play in the Rio Carnival parade, with an ongoing partnership with Mangueira samba school -the oldest school in Brazil and a multiple Carnival winner.

Liverpool Carnival Company has delivered a Rio-style carnival in Liverpool since its European Capital of Culture year in 2008 with the focus on involving and engaging local communities in its preparation and performance as well as presenting a memorable spectacle for the people of Liverpool and visitors from further afield. 

A little about Orb Events

Hope Street based Orb Events are organisers of Brazilica 2011, Liverpool Pride Festival in 2010 and 2011 and Christmas on Hope Street. To view a selection of their other projects or to find out more about Orb events please browse Orb’s website www.orb-events.co.uk  Or for more information please contact Debbie: info@orb-events.co.uk.

For more information see http://www.festinho.com and http://www.brazilicafestival.com

All profits from the night will go to the Action for Brazil Children's Trust.

Article posted by Musicmafia

Brazilica takes place this week in Liverpool

THE COUNTDOWN TO BRITAIN’S BIGGEST BRAZILIAN SAMBA CARNIVAL BEGINS

There are just a few days to go until BRAZILICA, the UK’s biggest Brazilian samba carnival dances into Liverpool. 

BRAZILICA, a Rio-style Brazilian samba carnival exploding with life, music and dazzling costumes will take place this weekend Friday 15^th – Sunday 17^th July at the heart of Liverpool City Centre.

After months of planning, the final preparations are now underway for what promises to be Liverpool’s most exciting, exotic and vibrant spectacle of 2011. The last few sequins and feathers being stitched onto hundreds of dazzling, glamorous costumes, the finishing touches are being made to the many colossal floats and organisers are itching to transform Williamson Square into an authentic Brazilian town square, ready for the ultimate FREE fiesta to begin.

Friday 15^th July will see the festival kick off in a grand style with a plethora of events across the city. The Carnival Queen will be crowned at a glittering competition at Bem Brasil, The Rebel Soul and Misturado Carnival Ball will rock LEAF (Bold St) and Alma de Cuba will celebrate the start of the festival with the world famous Alma de Cuba petal drop.

There will also be a serious side to Friday’s programme with Action for Brazil’s Children Trust’s Brazilica Big City Sleep at the Bluecoat. The ABC Trust will hold a sponsored sleep out challenge for the people of Liverpool to help raise awareness and vital funding for their work in Brazil.

Bebel Gilberto, the Grammy nominated Brazilian singer and Patron of the ABC trust, said:  "The biggest Brazilian samba carnival in the UK sounds absolutely fantastic - I wish I could be there. It is made even more wonderful for me to know that Brazilica is partnering with Action for Brazil's Children Trust - a charity that is very close to my heart and works with street children in my home country"

_______________________

Saturday 16^th July will see Williamson Square turned into a Brazilian piazza for a completely FREE day of fun for all the family, complete with a BRAZILICA food market and craft hub for everyone to enjoy.  The Latin themed bar will also be open throughout the day, serving beers and delicious PITÚrinha cocktails, or sample some Barefoot Wine from stalls around the festival site.

Before the carnival parade hits the festival site at around 9.30pm, there will be Brazilian themed acts on the Main Stage at Williamson Sq from 12pm including free dance classes from local dance group Movéma, DJ sets from DJ Muvelo and DJ Gary Garamendi, Samba performances from Pulse of the Place from Edinburgh and a massive performance from MD Productions.  (A full programme is included in the Notes to Editors section)

If sport is more your thing then the BRAZILICA Soccer Zone, which will take place on Williamson Sq from 12pm – 6pm is for you. BRAZILICA has teamed up with The Street Child World Cup, Liverpool FC and AFC Liverpool to offer a thrilling afternoon of Brazil’s favourite sport for everyone to enjoy!! 

The highlight of the festival! The BRAZILICA Carnival parade promises to be an unmissable, dazzling spectacle. Over 500 samba dancers, drummers and stunning floats from 14 samba schools from the UK and Brazil will process through the city’s streets. The parade begins at Abercrombie Square at 8.30pm and takes in Hope St, Hardman St, Leece St, Bold St and Church St, ending at the Main Stage on Williamson Square. As the parade reaches Williamson Square, a large number of performers will take to the stage to give you an evening that you’ll never forget, with the outdoor party continuing until 10.30pm!

Richard Galbraith of Paraiso Samba School, who are travelling up from London to take part in the Carnival Parade said: ‘We are delighted to be able to support Brazilica and are especially looking forward to taking part in the carnival parade through Liverpool’s streets. Hats off to Liverpool Carnival Company for creating the greatest annual Samba Carnival in the UK, long may it continue’

Carry on the fiesta from 10pm at Nation with the BRAZILICA after party. Let loose and party along to a plethora of Brazilian, bands, dance acts and DJs including the world renowned DJ Silvao. 

___________________________

Sunday 17^th July is far from a chill out Sunday as a massive crowd of people are expected to turn out to keep fit for a good cause at the BRAZILICA Zumbathon® event on Chavasse Park, Liverpool ONE, from 2pm – 5pm, hosted by  Juice FM’s Leanne Campbell to raise funds for The Marie Curie Hospice, Woolton and Liverpool Carnival Company.

End your weekend on a high with Rebel Soul and Misturado with events at Ropewalks Square and Santa Chupitos, Parr St. Come along to round the festival off in style with a night of new and exciting music, cocktails and DJ sets from Audio Voyeur who will be playing a mix of Brazilian music from Brazilian Folk to Batacuda.

Roger Morris, festival producer at Liverpool Carnival Company said ‘Since we started in 2008, the Liverpool Carnival has continued to grow and we’re looking forward to our biggest year ever with BRAZILICA this weekend. It’s so exciting to think that we now have Britain’s biggest Brazilian carnival on our hands and it’s just days away – we can barely sleep with the excitement! The festival is going to be immense and I hope that the people of Liverpool will come along and join in, shake their hips and dance along to the music with us. it’s going to be sambatastic!’

BRAZILICA is an exciting expansion of Liverpool Carnival Company’s hugely successful carnival parade, which has existed since Liverpool’s Capital of Culture year in 2008 and attracted over 30,000 spectators in 2010. With irresistible rhythms, extravagant costumes, sparkling dancers and colossal floats there is guaranteed to be plenty of glitz and glamour for EVERYONE to enjoy.  Are you ready to samba?

Download the full BRAZILICA programme from www.brazilicafestival.com.

WE ARE READY TO SAMBA

More information can be found at www.brazilicafestival.com
Keep up-to-date with Liverpool Carnival Company's events on Twitter at: http://twitter.com/brazilica2011  

BRAZILICA – FESTIVAL DETAILS

FRIDAY 15^TH JULY 2011

The Carnival Queen Competition

Bem Brasil Hanover St | 8pm Onwards | SOLD OUT

Carnival at Alma De Cuba

Seel St | From 10pm |FREE ENTRY

The Rebel Soul & Misturado Brazilica Carnival Ball

LEAF Bold St | 8pm – 2am | £3 entry on the door with a free glass of wine courtesy of Barefoot Wine

Action for Brazil’s Children Trust’s Brazilica Big City Sleep

The Bluecoat | All Night |

'Action for Brazil's Children Trust & Momentum Arts - Cardboard City'

The Bluecoat | Throughout the Weekend | FREE

SATURDAY 17 JULY

WILLIAMSON SQ

The Brazilica Food Market

Williamson Sq | From 12pm

The Brazilica Craft Hub

Williamson Sq | from 12pm

12pm – 4pm

MAIN STAGE

The Juice FM DJs

DJ Muvelo of One Latin Culture

Pulse of the Place

Movema – Afro Brazilian Dance Classes

MD Productions

SOCCER ZONE

12pm – 3pm Football Coaching with AFC Liverpool and Liverpool FC

3pm – 4pmThings get competitive with a family penalty shoot-out.

4pm – 8pm

MAIN STAGE

Dj Gary Garamendi of Latin Revolution

Kael Dance

Afro Samba

The Juice FM DJs

Marc Vormawah and his 10 piece band

SOCCER ZONE

4pm – 6pm - Street Style Football Competition

8pm – 10.30pm

MAIN STAGE

Afro Samba

DJ Gary Garamendi of Latin Revolution

The Samba Parade Arrival (around 9.30pm)

The Juice FM DJs

THE BRAZILICA AFTER PARTY

Nation, Wolstenhome Square| 10pm -3-30am | £5 on the door

SUNDAY 18 JULY

Cultural Crossover

Ropewalks Square | From 12pm | FREE

The BRAZILICA Charity Zumbathon

Chavasse Park –Liverpool One | 2- 5pm | £5 from www.brazilicafestival.com

The Official Closing Party

Santa Chupitos | From 7pm | FREE

DJ Silvao to play Brazilica Festival after party

 

BRAZILIAN BEATS SET TO ROCK NATION SUPER-CLUB

Brazilian star DJ, DJ Silvao of renowned DJ group Mistura Latina is set to headline the BRAZILICA Festival after party, which will take place at Liverpool Super-club, Nation on Saturday 16^th July from 10pm.

Brazilian born Dj Silvao is one of the most dynamic Latin music DJ’s in the UK today. He has been playing for over 7 years in the UK as well as frequently travelling for gigs in Europe and Brazil. Silvao is one of very few DJ’s in the country who play authentic Brazilian music, with an extensive library of CD’s consists of every genre of Brazilian music, from Forro, to Pagade,  Axe to Samba, Baile funk to Lambada and Kizomba and everything in-between. His unique blend of Latin mixes with chart toppers is already causing a sensation on the dance floors across the country.

DJ Silvao has travelled extensively around the UK, Europe and Brazil playing at packed out venues.. He is currently a resident DJ at Azucar in Leeds and hosts the most popular Brazilian nights in the North called Sambaloco with its creator DJ Fabio Bahia.

Dj Silvao is highly sought-after for his rare talent, and his mixing technique is hailed amongst the best in the industry. His current body of work consists of a variety of Latin music mixes as well as mixes of top 10 chart selections with Brazilian and Latin rhythms. His Baile funk mix of Lady Gagas ‘Poker Face’, salsa remix of  Beyonce’s single Ladies’ and samba remix to Flow riders ‘Spin me’ are packing the dance floors at his popular weekend gigs. He is rated amongst the best DJ’s in the country by his peers.

Mistura Latina was set up in 2008 to promote Latin music styles through events, club nights and music production. Mistura Latinas number one passion is to bring every genre of Latin music to a worldwide audience. From Zouk to Reggaeton, Samba to Salsa, Forro to Bachata, Kuduro to Lambada! Mistura Latina is home to some of the best Latin DJ’s from around the world, artist with flair and imagination and years of experience behind the DJ desks. Their DJ’s are 100% dedicated to the music and have their finger on the pulse for all the latest and best Latin sounds picking them up sometimes before they hit the shops.

DJ Silvao joins a plethora of local and national samba bands, groups and Brazilian Djs on stage at the BRAZILICA after party, which is sure to be the hottest ticket in Liverpool.

With the Football World Cup in 2014 and the Olympics in 2016, Brazil is a country that is in prime position on the World’s stage and as Liverpool’s love of all things Brazilian continues to grow with a plethora of bars, restaurants, dance and sporting events popping up around the city the links and similarities between Liverpool and Brazil are becoming ever more clear. Our mutual love of sport, celebrated footballing histories and strong sense of community spirit mean that we have a lot in common,  BRAZILICA promises to capture those similarities and the Latin Fever that is sweeping the city in a spectacular fashion, so get BRAZILICA 2011 (15 – 17 July) in your diaries and get ready to party with Liverpool Carnival Company.

You can check out some of DJ Silvao’s work here: http://soundcloud.com/mistura-latina-dj

ARE YOU READY TO SAMBA? 

EVENT DETAILS

BRAZILICA AFTER PARTY

Sat 16 July, 10pm             

Nation, Walstenholme Square, Liverpool

£5 on entry.

More information can be found at www.brazilicafestival.com
Keep up-to-date with Liverpool Carnival Company's events on Twitter at: http://twitter.com/brazilica2011 

 

Brazilica Samba Carnival Launches in Liverpool

The programme of events for the UK’s largest samba carnival event, BRAZILICA, was announced last night at the festival’s glittering VIP launch event, which was held at Bem Brasil, Liverpool.

BRAZILICA will be a massive 3 day event taking place across the city from Friday 15^th – Sunday 17^th July. 

BRAZILICA promises to be Liverpool's most exciting, exotic and vibrant spectacle: a Rio-style Brazilian samba carnival exploding with life, music and dazzling costumes through the streets of the city centre.

Roger and Maeve Morris, festival producers at Liverpool Carnival Company said:

“Thank you to everyone who came along and enjoyed a taste of what Brazilica will be when it takes over the city next month.  The festival is going to be immense and we hope that the people of Liverpool will come along and join in, there will be so much to do, it’s going to be sambatastic!’

Since we started in 2008, the Liverpool Carnival has continued to grow and we’re looking forward to our biggest year ever with BRAZILICA in 2011. It’s so exciting to think that we now have Britain’s biggest Brazilian carnival on our hands! “

BRAZILICA will comprise of three exciting days of fiesta:

FRIDAY 15 JULY

Friday 15^th July will see the fiesta kick off in a grand style with a wealth of events happening across the city. The Carnival Queen Competition, which takes place at Bem Brasil will see a plethora of beautiful dancers samba it out for the title of Carnival Queen, who will take the title? Join celebrity judges Ken Dodd, Danielle Lloyd and Marcia da Silva Pinto to find out! All proceeds go to the Action for Brazil Children’s Trust.

Friday will also see The Rebel Soul and Misturado Carnival Ball will also take place at LEAF, Bold St, Featuring live music and dancing from Batala, Liverpool Samba School and Toca Bossa in addition to DJ sets from Audio Voyeur playing a mix of traditional Brazilian Folk, Bossa Nova, Samba and Dance music.

In addition, Alma de Cuba invites you to witness the Carnival atmosphere with the world famous Alma De Cuba petal drop. Dance the night away with music from Alma de Cuba’s resident DJs and sensational Samba dancers.

There will also be a serious side to Friday’s programme with Action for Brazil’s Children Trust’s Brazilica Big City Sleep at the Bluecoat. The ABC Trust will hold a sponsored sleep out challenge for the people of Liverpool to help raise awareness and vital funding for their work in Brazil. Momentum Arts will be on hand at the big sleep to work with participants to create a cardboard city, which will raise awareness for the estimated 7 million children living and working on the streets of Brazil.  The cardboard ‘favela’ will aim to give people an indication of the harsh and brutal reality of the everyday life of these vulnerable children.

SATURDAY 16^TH JULY

Saturday 16^th July will see Williamson Square turned into a Brazilian piazza for a completely FREE day of fun for all the family, complete with a BRAZILICA food market and craft stalls selling Latin foods and goodies, which the whole family are sure to love.  Dine the Latino way with Portuguese sardines, Spanish paella and a range of meats from Bem Brazil You can also try a little feoijada, Brazil’s national dish. The Latin themed bar will also be open throughout the day, serving a range of specialist cocktails and beers including delicious PITÚrinhas. In addition, Barefoot Wines will be on hand with wine samples throughout the day.

If getting active is more you’re thing then make sure you’re around for the BRAZILICA Soccer Zone, which will take place on Williamson Sq  from 12pm – 6pm, promising a range of exciting football related activities for the whole family to get involved in! BRAZILICA, with The Street Child World Cup, Liverpool FC and AFC Liverpool will bring you a thrilling afternoon of Brazil’s favourite sport!  From 12pm – Join the AFC Liverpool & Liverpool FC coaches for a Brazilian style football coaching for boys and girls of all ages.  At 3pm, things get competitive with a family penalty shoot-out. At 4pm you get the opportunity to show-off your talent in a street style football competition with finalists performing on the Main Stage.

If you’d rather dance along with us, then witness some awe inspiring performances from visiting samba schools, dance professionals and live sets from Brazilian and local bands and DJs throughout the day on the Main Stage area. You can take part in Brazilian and South American themed classes, workshops in Capoeira, Brazilian Dance and Zumba with local artists including Movéma.

The BRAZILICA Carnival Parade

The highlight of the festival! The BRAZILICA Carnival parade promises to be an unmissable, dazzling spectacle. Over 500 samba dancers, drummers and stunning floats from 14 samba schools from the UK and Brazil will process through the city’s streets, all in glittering costumes and headdresses, dancing to the samba beat. The parade begins at Abercrombie Square at 8.30pm, ending at the Main Stage on Williamson Square. As the parade reaches Williamson Square, a large number of performers will take to the stage to give you an evening that you’ll never forget, with the out-door fiesta continuing until 11pm!

Look out for the samba schools taking part: Paraiso School of Samba from London,  Republic of Swing, Manchester School of Samba and Cordao de Ouro Capoeira from Manchester, Pulse of the Place Samba Group from Edinburgh, Karamba Samba from Chester and Oxiris Samba Group from Wirral to name but a few. The infamous Sao Paulo based samba group Nene de Vila Matilde will also fly in especially for the parade, so make sure you don’t miss a rare opportunity to catch them in the UK!

Carry on the fiesta until the early hours at the BRAZILICA after party as the festival takes Carnival in Liverpool back to where it all began- Nation, home of the ‘Carnival Club Night,’ voted one of the top 10 nights in the Northwest by Mixmag.  Let loose, mingle with the dancers and party along to the Carnival DJ’s and performers.

SUNDAY 17^TH JULY

Sunday 17^th July is far from a chill out Sunday as a massive crowd of people are expected to turn out to keep fit for a good cause at the BRAZILICA Zumbathon® event on Chavasse Park, Liverpool ONE, from 2pm – 5pm. Ritmo Fitness will lead an energetic three hour charity Zumbathon® one of the biggest in the UK this year. The event will raise funds for The Marie Curie Hospice, Woolton and Liverpool Carnival Company. ‘Ditch the workout and join the party’ in the heart of Liverpool, all for a good cause!

The Rebel Soul, Misturado BRAZILICA Fringe will keep the party going throughout the day with events in Ropewalks Square and Santa Chupitos, Parr St. Come along to round the festival off in style with a night of new and exciting music. End your weekend on a high with one of Santa Chupitos’ exquisite cocktails and a plethora of live performances from Brazilian acts including Music Sistah and Uaná Duo as well as local acts, Audio Asylum and The Ratty Little Fingers. Plus DJ sets from Audio Voyeur who will be playing a mix of Brazilian music from Brazilian Folk to Batacuda. Brazilian and local (acoustic) musicians are invited to come along and join the jam.

The Brazilica Brochure, which includes a full programme of the festival weekend, is now available to download from www.brazilicafestival.com.

                                                        
BRAZILICA will be a massive 3 day event taking place across Liverpool. The festival is an exciting expansion of Liverpool Carnival Company’s hugely successful carnival parade, which has existed since Liverpool’s Capital of Culture year in 2008 and attracted over 30,000 spectators in 2010. It is hoped that this success will be exceeded at BRAZILICA, a feat which is ever more possible thanks to the festival’s partnership with the BID district.

 With irresistible rhythms, extravagant costumes, sparkling dancers and colossal floats there is guaranteed to be plenty of glitz and glamour and EVERYONE is invited to join in the celebration!

As Liverpool’s love of all things Brazilian continues to grow the links and similarities between Liverpool and Brazil are becoming ever clearer. Our mutual love of sport, celebrated footballing histories and strong sense of community spirit mean that we have a lot in common.  BRAZILICA will celebrate this link and all things Brazilian when it stomps into Liverpool this July.

ARE YOU READY TO SAMBA? 

More information can be found at www.brazilicafestival.com
Keep up-to-date with Liverpool Carnival Company's events on Twitter at:  

http://twitter.com/brazilica201

BRITAIN’S BIGGEST BRAZILIAN SAMBA CARNIVAL EVENT COMES TO LIVERPOOL

BRITAIN’S BIGGEST BRAZILIAN SAMBA CARNIVAL EVENT COMES TO LIVERPOOL

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Latin fever will sweep Liverpool this summer as the Liverpool Carnival Company and Orb Events are delighted to announce BRAZILICA a new international Brazilian carnival event for Liverpool, which promises to be the biggest carnival of its kind in the UK.

BRAZILICA will be a massive 3 day event taking place across the city from Friday 15^th – Sunday 17^th July.

The festival is an exciting expansion of Liverpool Carnival Company’s hugely successful carnival parade, which has existed since Liverpool’s Capital of Culture year in 2008 and attracted over 30,000 spectators in 2010. With irresistible rhythms, extravagant costumes, sparkling dancers and colossal floats there is guaranteed to be plenty of glitz and glamour and EVERYONE is invited to join in the celebration!

BRAZILICA promises to be Liverpool's most exciting, exotic and vibrant spectacle: a Rio-style Brazilian samba carnival exploding with life, music and dazzling costumes through the streets of the city centre.

BRAZILICA is inspired by the exciting carnivals, which take place across Brazil during the weekend before the start of Lent. The most famous of these carnivals and arguably, the most famous carnival in the world is the Rio De Janeiro carnival, a snippet of which can be seen here.

Fabio Aurelio, LFC footballer and Brazilian international said ‘It’s great to see Brazil and its carnivals celebrated in this way in Liverpool. The samba atmosphere will remind me of home and I’m sure Brazilica will be a huge success’.

In the build up to the festival; Liverpool Carnival Company will hold a series of classes, workshops, community & youth events and rehearsals that the whole community can get involved in, offering weeks of festival fun to those who’d like to get involved! As with the Rio de Janeiro carnival in Brazil, the aim of the Liverpool’s Carnival is to build jobs and industries in addition to educating the community for collective benefit. It’s a cultural catalyst to bring everyone together. More information on getting involved will be available within the coming weeks and those interested are asked to visit www.brazilicafestival.com for more info.

BRAZILICA itself will comprise three exciting days of fiesta:

On Friday 15^th July Liverpool city centre’s shops and bars will play host to the ‘Samba in the City’ event, a colourful taster of the carnival, to get Liverpool in the mood to party.

Saturday 16^th July will see the city come to life ‘Latin style’ with Brazilian and South American inspired activities taking place around Liverpool throughout the day including a FREE all day South American street party, which will see open dance classes, music sessions, street football demonstrations and workshops taking place, with Brazilian food, drink and fun for all the family available throughout the day.

The carnival steps up a gear in the evening as Liverpool’s streets are set ablaze with colour and the carnival parade of over 1,000 people makes its way to the festival site, winding through the city centre streets, whilst the Brazilian bands and DJs take to the stage for the party to begin! Festivities will continue well into the evening finishing with an exciting after part event at a city centre club.

Wind down your weekend with Samba Sunday on 17^th July as the carnival gets cultural with sports, film and artistic events taking place across the city.

The anticipation is starting already as organisers recently confirmed that Brazilian Samba Group Nene de Vila Matilde will be flying in from Sao Paulo especially for the event. They’ll be performing alongside acclaimed UK Samba Group Paraiso School of Samba and local groups including Liverpool Samba School and Batala Liverpool. A full list of performers will be released shortly.

Roger Morris, festival producer at Liverpool Carnival Company said ‘Since we started in 2008, the Liverpool Carnival has continued to grow and we’re looking forward to our biggest year ever with BRAZILICA in 2011. It’s so exciting to think that we now have Britain’s biggest Brazilian carnival on our hands! The festival is going to be immense and I hope that the people of Liverpool will come along and join in, there will be so much to do, it’s going to be sambatastic!’

With the Football World Cup in 2014 and the Olympics in 2016, Brazil is a country that is in prime position on the World’s stage and as Liverpool’s love of all things Brazilian continues to grow with a plethora of bars, restaurants, dance and sporting events popping up around the city the links and similarities between Liverpool and Brazil are becoming ever more clear. Our mutual love of sport, celebrated footballing histories and strong sense of community spirit mean that we have a lot in common, BRAZILICA promises to capture those similarities and the Latin Fever that is sweeping the city in a spectacular fashion, so get BRAZILICA 2011 (15 – 17 July) in your diaries and get ready to party with Liverpool Carnival Company.

ARE YOU READY TO SAMBA?

More information can be found at www.brazilicafestival.com
Keep up-to-date with Liverpool Carnival Company's events on Twitter at: http://twitter.com/brazilica2011