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A bit of Afoxé at Manchester Day

We spent a couple of months constructing the costumes and rebuilding the float for our part in this year’s annual celebration of the culture of Manchester  and you can get a flavour of the wonderful sunny day it was from the … Continue reading

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Incredible moment bride and groom joined Brazilica Festival dancers in the street – Liverpool Echo

Jenny and Daniel Dutton were getting married in the city centre yesterday and as they came outside the spectacular Rio carnival procession arrived Source: Incredible moment bride and groom joined Brazilica Festival dancers in the street – Liverpool Echo

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Don’t Trust Me? Let’s Dance – ScienceBlog.com

Synchronized movement such as dancing or marching act as a kind of social glue, bringing people together and enhancing trust and cooperation. But scientifically measuring synchrony and trust is hard to do. Now, researchers report … Read more Source: Don’t … Continue reading

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“Samba, Samba” – Tales From the Lens

Encarnacion has nothing to envy Rio. The paraguayan carnival is much noisier and offers more skin than Rio… according to us it is also much more affordable and less touristy. Source: “Samba, Samba” – Tales From the Lens

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Mocidade share 2017 Carnival title with Portela | Brazil the Guide

After lodging an appeal with the League of Samba Schools, that are responsible for the parade of the top samba schools, it was decided that Mociade should share the title of champions of the 2017 c… Source: Mocidade share 2017 … Continue reading

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★ History of Brazilian Samba ★

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Bloco X Vienna – YouTube

  Ah nostalgia (we used to do this on the London underground on the way to Notting Hill Carnival in the 90s)!!

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Oscar’s too white, Carnival’s too black – DMovies – your platform for thought-provoking cinema

As Brazil prepares for Carnival, DMovies remembers Black Orpheus, the Oscar and cordial racism in Brazilian cinema and beyond Source: Oscar’s too white, Carnival’s too black – DMovies – your platform for thought-provoking cinema

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History of Samba and its African roots

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MSS at Michael and Luciana’s wedding at Nunsmere Hall in Cheshire

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