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for just one evening on Saturday, February 28th, 2009. I would like to thank all of you
for your continued steadfast support and unbridled enthusiasm, and hope you can make it to this year's Brazilian Carnival celebration,
which I'm sure, with your help, will be the best ever!
-Robert Everest (aka Robertinho DaViola)
photos from last year's event (all photos by tobin russell brogunier):
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Please take a moment to visit our thoughtful and generous sponsors,
on line and in person, who help to make this event possible:
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A 5-minute video clip, courtesy of Univision,
from Carnaval 2007, also at Trocaderos
(in case you are unable to view the video, here is the direct link to youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tiPzoWRgQ8
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Brazilian "Carnaval"
(car-nah-VOW), the biggest celebration
in the world, is coming to Minneapolis, MN once again!
We have put together a phenomenal 10-piece band especially for this
event. Beira Mar Brasil, led by Robert Everest, with
the help of our very special guests, has become one of the most engaging
and authentic Brazilian bands in the Midwest. Once again in 2009 we
are expanding to include a horn section, more heart-pounding hand percussion,
and 3 Brazilian guests coming to Minneapolis
just for this event!!!
Dandara
is an exhuberant and dynamic singer who grew up in Bahia, Brazil, where
she sang with Carnival group Banda Relogio. She has been singing
this repertoire internationally for major festivals, including the Montreaux
Jazz Festival in Switzerland, and will be singing with us and dancing
in her elaborate
sambista costumes.
Selmara Abreu Rydell, also from Bahia,
where she sang with Marcia Freire, lived in Minneapolis for many years.
During that time she performed with Minneapolis group Ticket to
Brasil and joined us for this event. This year Selmara will be
making her first Minneapolis CARNAVAL BRASILEIRO appearance since 2003!
Edgar Oliveira, master percussionist from
Rio Grande do Sul, toured with Mason Jennings and led his own Brazilian
Ensemble in Minneapolis before relocating to California in 2003. In
spite of this move Edgar has joined us for many Carnaval events since
then. Edgar will be adding even more percussion and vocals to the band!
Those of you who have been a part
of this celebration in
past years know that it is not something to be missed!!!
Tickets are $15.00 in
advance via PayPal on this site with any major credit card, starting
in January, 2009. There will also be a number of places yet to be announced
where you can buy advance tickets , or you can buy them directly from
Robert at Maria's Café - 1113 E. Franklin Ave. just south of
downtown Mpls. 612-870-9842 every Saturday and Sunday from 11:30 am
to 2:00 pm
You can also get your tickets at the door for $20.
This year's Carnaval
Brasileiro will take place for the thrid year in a row
at the beautiful nightclub "Trocaderos" in the Warehouse
District of Downtown Minneapolis, 107 3rd Ave. North. It is a spacious
hall with one of the best dance floors you've ever seen, plus an elaborate
and very powerful sound system - a perfect venue for this event! Also
there will be Brazilian appetizers available, and bartenders will be
trained in making Brazil's most popular drink, the famous "Caipirinha"
(KIE-PEER-EEN'-YAH - to help you order one!). There will be valet parking
for your convenience (since it will probably be a little chilly out
there!), or you can park in many of the parking lots in the area (but
not the lot immediately across the street!).
For those of you who don't have a costume, Goretti, a skilled artisan
from Recife, Pernambuco in Norhteastern Brazil is making authentic Brazilian
Carnival Masks, which she also made for Carnival celebrations in Brazil
for many years. She will have her own table and you can purchase a wide
variety of masks the night of the event - to take home a truly authentic
piece of
CARNAVAL 2009!
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* NOTE: Even though it
is cold in Minnesota this time of year, you will dance and
warm up at this event so dress appropriately,
in costume of course! (There will be a $2 coat check at the door).
This is NOT Bossa Nova!
If you have further questions
click on the CONTACT link at the left side of this screen to contact
Robert, the organizer. Thanks, and we hope to see you there!!!
~ Robert Everest, a.k.a. Robertinho DaViola
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