WHEN: Saturday,
August, 2013
Rain or Shine
Parade: 10am to 12pm
Festival: 12pm to 4pm
Free to participate, if you wish to be in the parade buy
a T-Shirt. Go
HERE
Please arrive by 10:00am for the line-up
of the baianas, drummers, dancers and participants with
the official
T-Shirt.
Parade Route (Manhattan):
Start: Times Square & 46th Street
End: Madison Avenue & 46th Street
Festival: Madison Avenue & 46th Street
The Lavagem da 46
Rua or Cleansing of 46th street in 2013, much bigger and
highly acclaimed, and new popular folkloric festivities
from various parts of Brazil. For the first time in New
York City, activities pertaining genuinely to Bahia will
take center stage and blend with rhythms and cultural
manifestations of several other states of the Federation
portraying rhythms of Maracatu, Samba and Frevo.
The traditional “baianas” will be the
main attractions of the Lavagem. They will be dressed in
white colors, adorned with beads and carrying rosaries
and flowers. They will also carry white jars and vases
filled with perfumed water, energizing the various
groups in the parade throughout Little Brazil (46th
Street). This
opening event of the Brazilian Day will bring several
attractions to the stage to be located on 46th Street
between Madison and 5th Avenue. The audience will be
introduced to dignitaries, sponsors and representatives
who made the event possible. Then the stage will be
opened to Brazilian bands, featuring world renowned
artists and local artists, samba dancers, the exciting
6th annual pageant “Musa do Brazilian Day,” in which the
audience will be the judge. There will be games for all
ages. To
participate or obtain more information about this event,
please contact the producer/general coordinator Silvana
Magda by telephone (917) 528-8151, or send an email to
lavagemdarua46ny@aol.com
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