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Brasil Summerfest Brings the Latest Brazilian Music, Film and Dance to NYC

Brasil Summerfest 2023 brings the latest currents of Brazilian music, film and dance to New York City. Brasil Summerfest 2023 Lineup SUMMERSTAGEMarisa Monte sings MPB (Brazilian Pop Music), with openers Joana Amodeira & Fred Martins singing Brazilian fado (Portuguese folk music), and New York's own Music From the Sole showing off tap dance's relationship to … [Read more...] about Brasil Summerfest Brings the Latest Brazilian Music, Film and Dance to NYC

Forró in the Dark Plays Forró for Dancing Outdoors at the Brooklyn Public Library for Brasil Summerfest

Forró in the Dark is a New York Brazilian forró band with Mauro Refosco (zabumba, percussion), Guilherme Monteiro (guitar), and Jorge Continentino (pífano flute, saxophone). Forró is dance music from the countryside of Northeastern Brazil. It's a simple dance, danced in close position with interlocked legs. It's popular in Europe where an urban forró form is blended with … [Read more...] about Forró in the Dark Plays Forró for Dancing Outdoors at the Brooklyn Public Library for Brasil Summerfest

Brasil Summerfest 2022 Brings the Latest Brazilian Music, Dance, Art & Film to NYC

Brasil Summerfest 2022 brings the latest music, art and film from Brazil to Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens from June 29 - July 24, 2022 with both ticketed and free events. Brasil Summerfest in New York City is the biggest Brazilian music and arts festival outside of Brazil. Legal! Brasil Summerfest 2022 Brings the Latest Brazilian Music, Dance, Art & Film to … [Read more...] about Brasil Summerfest 2022 Brings the Latest Brazilian Music, Dance, Art & Film to NYC

Brasil Summerfest 2021 at the DUMBO Archway and Brooklyn Museum

The Brasil Summerfest 2021 music and arts festival has ticketed shows at DUMBO Archway in Brooklyn, Friday-Saturday, July 9-10, 2021 at 6pm. From $17. The festival includes a free show at the Brooklyn Public Library on Wednesday, July 14, 2021 at 7pm. brasilsummerfest.com This year is a smaller edition, but Brasil Summerfest is normally the largest Brazilian music and arts … [Read more...] about Brasil Summerfest 2021 at the DUMBO Archway and Brooklyn Museum

Brasil SummerFest for the family at the Hester Street Fair

The Brasil SummerFest Street Fair serves up lots of Brazilian food, drinks, music, artisanal products and fun. It's Free and for all ages. Legal! 2019 Brasil SummerFest Street Fair Brasil SummerFest takes over the Hester Street Fair at Seward Park in Manhattan's Lower East Side on Sunday, July 21, 2019 from 12pm - 7pm. FREE Brazilian Entertainment The Tupi Collective … [Read more...] about Brasil SummerFest for the family at the Hester Street Fair

Brasil Summerfest 2018

The 2018 Brasil SummerFest is at multiple venues across New York City from July 29 to August 12, 2018. Brasil Summerfest 2018 Week 1 Brasil Summerfest Street Fair & Block Party Brasil Summerfest opens with a street fair and block party as part of the Hester Street Fair at the corner of Hester and Essex in Manhattan’s Lower East Side on Sunday, July 29, 2018 from 12 noon … [Read more...] about Brasil Summerfest 2018

Brasil Summerfest 2017

Brasil Summerfest is an annual festival of the latest Brazilian music at various venues across New York City in August. Some events are free, others are ticketed. Brasil Summerfest 2017 The party starts Saturday, August 5 with Samba legend Elza Soares at Central Park SummerStage, and ends with a Lower East Side street fair. Saturday, August 5 Elza Soares, Liniker e os … [Read more...] about Brasil Summerfest 2017

Things to do in NYC in July 2019

July is the peak of summer. Back to June Calendar WEEK 27 ~ July 1-7, 2019 Monday, July 1 Italian-American hot jazz specialists Vince Giordano & the Nighthawks play Iguana in Times Square, Manhattan at 8 & 11pm. $20 Tuesday, July 2 The U.S. Women’s National Team plays a World Cup Semi Final against England in Décines-Charpieu, France at 3pm … [Read more...] about Things to do in NYC in July 2019

Alceu Valença

Alceu Valença plays Northeast Brazilian pop (MPB) for Brasil SummerFest at Central Park SummerStage on Saturday, July 27, 2019 from 6-10pm. Free The show includes Cordel do Fogo, Encantado, Labaq and DJ Grace Kelly. Alceu Valença Valença is a Brazilian singer-songwriter who makes Brazilian pop grounded in the folk music of Northeast Brazil. Always a bit of a rebel, … [Read more...] about Alceu Valença

Celebrate Ogun, the Warrior Orisha of Metals, Technology, Drivers and Rum. ¡Aguanile!

Celebrate Ogun, the Cuban Yoruba orisha of metal, technology, drivers and rum on June 29. Who is Ogun? [NOTE: These are oral traditions that vary by region, town and even by family. In Cuba, they are a blend of many traditions. This is our own cultural understanding.] Ogun is the Yoruba orisha of metal, technology, drivers and rum. He is one of the Seven African … [Read more...] about Celebrate Ogun, the Warrior Orisha of Metals, Technology, Drivers and Rum. ¡Aguanile!

Things To Do in NYC in July 2023

Things To Do in NYC in July 2023 include 4th of July, Brasil Summerfest, Peruvian Parade, Bastille Day, SummerStage, BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn, Shakespeare in the Park and Restaurant Week. July weather is peak summer. It's hot with average temperatures of 69-84°, but it's the best time to enjoy rivers and the ocean. July Holidays The 4th of July, U.S. Independence … [Read more...] about Things To Do in NYC in July 2023

Brazilian NYC

Brazilian NYC used to be in Little Brazil on 46th St between Fifth and Sixth Avenues in Midtown, Manhattan, but has shrunk a lot. There is a Brazilian community in Astoria, Queens. Metro New York's biggest Brazilian community is in Newark, New Jersey's Ironbound District. Little Brazil is on 46th St between Fifth & Sixth Avenue. 🇧🇷 Brazilian NYC … [Read more...] about Brazilian NYC

Nublu

Nublu is a music collective with a pair of East Village world Jazz clubs. It has spawned a label with a number of bands and its own unique Nublu sound. It is a late night club. Performances usually start around midnight. The open door policy is cool. If you don't get in, the club is full. Latin Music at Nublu January 2023 Moroccan gnawa sacred … [Read more...] about Nublu

New York Latin Music Festivals

NYC Music Festivals come all year long. In winter, artists perform for booking agents at APAP and Winter JazzFest. In summer, New York City becomes one long outdoor music festival. Latin Music Festivals NYC October 2022 September 2022 The Afropunk music festival is at Commodore Barry Park in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, Saturday-Sunday, September … [Read more...] about New York Latin Music Festivals

Things to Do in NYC in July 2022

Things to Do in NYC in July 2022 include the 4th of July, Brasil Summerfest, Colombian Parade, Peruvian Parade, Bastille Day, SummerStage, BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn, Shakespeare in the Park, and NYC Restaurant Week. July is time for summer festivals, parades and street fairs. It's Disability Pride Month. The Fourth of July is a long weekend this year. Macy's Fireworks and … [Read more...] about Things to Do in NYC in July 2022

Things to Do in NYC in June 2022

Things to do in NYC in June 2022 include SummerStage, BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn, NY Puerto Rico Week and the National Puerto Rican Day Parade, the Coney Island Mermaid Parade and NYC Pride Parade. June is NYC Pride Month. It's also Caribbean Heritage Month and African-American Music Appreciation Month. June is a great month to visit because the school and cultural … [Read more...] about Things to Do in NYC in June 2022

SummerStage NYC

SummerStage NYC is a free summer performing arts festival in New York City parks. A few benefit concerts support the festival. SummerStage Anywhere concerts can be streamed. SummerStage NYC is produced by the City Parks Foundation. Performers range from world-famous artists to local talent. Co-presenters usually include the Blue Note Jazz Festival, Brasil Summerfest, LAMC … [Read more...] about SummerStage NYC

New York Samba

Samba is an Afro-Brazilian drum, song and dance tradition from Bahia (northeastern Brazil) that was urbanized in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro. Pagode is a Carnival form. Previously It's Brazilian Carnival Night with Te Encontro no Samba featuring Mambembe at Drom in the East Village on Wed, Feb 16 at 7pm. $20. 🇧🇷 Afro Latin Jazz Alliance Tambor … [Read more...] about New York Samba

New York Portuguese Music

Portuguese Music can be Pop, Rock or Alternative, Samba and MPB (Música popular brasileira), Sertaneja or Roots music. It's mostly Brazilian. Bossa Nova is under Jazz. Brasil Summerfest is NYC's big Brazilian music festival. Brazilian Day usually brings popular Sertaneja and MPB artists to Midtown. Previously Nanny Assis and Friends play Brazilian MPB (pop) and … [Read more...] about New York Portuguese Music

Things to do in NYC in July 2020

Summer in New York City peaks around the 4th of July. The hottest time of the hottest month in New York is the best time to enjoy New York's beaches and rivers. Things to do in NYC in July These are New York City's big Latin culture events in a normal July. HOLIDAYS 4th of July (July 4, July 3 day off)Eid al-Adha (July 30, 2020) PARADES Colombian … [Read more...] about Things to do in NYC in July 2020

Things to do in NYC in August 2019

August 2019 brings the Ecuadorian Parade, Dominican Day Parade, Ecuadorian Festival, Battery Dance Festival, New York Latino Film Festival, Afropunk, U.S. Open Tennis and the New York International Salsa Congress to New York City. It's the 400th Anniversary of slavery in the colonies that became the United States. Brasil SummerFest, BRIC Celebration Brooklyn, Lincoln … [Read more...] about Things to do in NYC in August 2019

Tulipa Ruiz

Tulipa Ruiz is a multi-talented, Latin Grammy-winning Brazilian singer-songwriter of MPB (Musica Popular Brasileira). She is a star among the new generation of young Brazilian singers. Lincoln Center Thursday, August 1, 2019 ~ Ruiz opens up on her latest album TU in a free concert at the David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center at 7:30pm. FREE Brasil SummerFest … [Read more...] about Tulipa Ruiz

SummerStage 2019

The SummerStage 2019 lineup was announced on Tuesday, April 23, 2019. This year's SummerStage opens with Emily King / Durand Jones and the Indications at Rumsey Playfield in Central Park on Saturday, June 1, 2019 at 6pm. The Festival closes with The Originals at Rumsey Playfield in Central Park on Tuesday, August 27, 2019 at 7pm. Benefit shows continue into September. If you … [Read more...] about SummerStage 2019

SummerStage 2018

Latin SummerStage Shows June 2018 Week of June 11 – 17, 2018 Monday, June 11 Latonia Moore, Mario Chang and Joshua Hopkins sing arias and duets for the Metropolitan Opera Summer Recital Series at Central Park SummerStage from 8 – 10 pm. Free Wednesday, June 13 Latonia Moore, Mario Chang and Joshua Hopkins sing arias and duets for the Metropolitan Opera Summer … [Read more...] about SummerStage 2018

Elza Soares, Brazilian Samba Legend

Elza Soares is a Samba legend. She started singing in 1950s Rio. Soares made hits and had a tabloid life in the 1960s and 70s. Tragedy pursued her into obscurity, but Soares came roaring back in 1999 and keeps making Samba in every musical style. @ElzaSoares @SummerStage @BrasilSummerFst #Samba #Carioca Elza Soares in New York City Soares plays Central Park … [Read more...] about Elza Soares, Brazilian Samba Legend

SummerStage 2017

SummerStage is an annual summer festival of free concerts and a few benefits at parks in all of New York City's boroughs. SummerStage runs from May through October. Latin Artists at SummerStage 2017 June SummerStage Celebrate the French tradition Fête de la Musique with Wax Tailor, Her, Ayo, and Ali.Ni at Central Park, Wednesday, June 21 from 5-10pm. Free Dig Portuguese … [Read more...] about SummerStage 2017