The Hollywood Palladium (Hollywood, CA)
Brazilian Carnaval comes to the newly renovated Hollywood Palladium. This celebratory spectacle and authentic demonstration of Carnaval dance, costuming, parading, music, drink and food features live music by Katia Moraes and Pure Samba with Marchinhas, Sambas, axé music of Bahia and NYC's Nation Beat.
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The last date listed for Brazilian Carnaval 2009 was Saturday February 21, 2009 / 8:00pm. (view all dates)
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It was a wonderfulevent! I loved it! Great atmospehre, great music, great show and great dancing. I will be there next year....won't miss it for anything.
The place seemed way too dark for a Carnaval. I was disappointed that the show started really late and it got really hot in there. The food smelled great but couldn't find it and didn't have the patience to find it after the hour I was there. Not the carnaval I was expecting at all. I am happy I didn't buy any alchohol because it would have been such a waste spending more money than I already did for this event. The girls were great but the overall show could have been better.
I could not understand a word of any of the songs I heard being played, which was okay when I was in Rio De Janiero, but for Hollywood, California I thought it was absurd. This was primarily an English-speaking audience. They could have at least given us overhead subtitltes. What a good waste of my time and my $20 parking fee. The picture on the advertising is a bit deceptive, the event did not have near enough costumed performers. The best part for me was the tri-tip that was prepared by the restaurant in the back of this dimly/poorly lit event. The main showroom didn't have any kind of air-conditioning going so it was horribly uncomfortable and the room was barely even half full. I ended up leaving early because I couldn't hardly breathe in there. Even at this discounted price, I still feel very ripped off!!!
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The Hollywood Palladium is the longest operating venue in Los Angeles, having opened in 1940 with Frank Sinatra and the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra. The 40,700 sq. foot facility boasts an 11,200 sq. foot solid white ash dance floor, a 15,000 sq. foot acoustical plaster ceiling and a state-of-the-art sound system.
Website: http://www.braziliannites.com/
Featuring acclaimed Brazilian-born performers:
Katia Moraes & Pure Samba Band performing classic Sambas, Axé, Marchinhas and spectacular Carnaval beats
Nation Beat from NYC performing the rhythms of Recife's Carnaval, with Frevo and Maracatu
Scintillating Samba Dancers featuring dancers in costumes adorned in sequins, beads and feathers
Samba School - over 30 percussionists with the best of Samba Enredo and Batucada
Acrobatic Capoeira show (a martial arts dance) with LA legend Mestre Amen and dancers
Viver Brasil Dance Company featuring authentic Carnaval dance from Bahia
Ki-Xego Axé Dancers who shimmy and quake to a variety of Bahian beats
Also featured are: the Samba Show Dancers moving to batucada rhythms in their feather and sequined "barely there" costumes, Capoeira Show, authentic Brazilian food from Silvio's Brazilian BBQ, real caipirinhas and Brazilian arts, crafts, Havaianas, fashion, and giveaway souvenirs of Mardi Gras beads, tambourines and shakers. Live video allows audience to witness Carnaval from Rio de Janeiro aired on big screens, adding excitement to the largest Carnaval party in the Western US!
Katia Moraes and Pure Samba performs a perfect blend of dynamic harmonies and exhilarating rhythms, the best of Brazilian Carnaval. The band enchants audiences with the richest sounds of Brazil; a mix of samba, marchinhas (traditional carnaval sambas), pagode, and frevo. Katia was recently nominated for a Brazilian Press Award. Her energetic presence is beautifully complimented by the explosive power of percussion, and outstanding keyboards, guitar and bass.
Nation Beat, the wonderful Brazilian / US roots band from Brooklyn. They have a fantastic singer, Liliana Araujo, who is classically trained and was a winner of Fama, the Brazilian 'star search' show. Willie Nelson heard their CD and invited them to play at Farm Aid! That was an incredible experience... and just goes to show they are a group performing at a very high level. amazing live, they finish their sets with a thrilling maracatu percussion breakdown. LA's irrepressible Viver Brasil Dance Company will perform the special Maracatu dance which parodies the Portuguese royal court of the Baroque period and enacts a pre-colonial African tradition, parading the calunga, a special ritual doll representing tribal deities. This longstanding ritual dance is a prime example of in-your-face Carnaval revelry!
The sinewy Samba Show Dancers, crown the party offering a visual feast with extravagant performances of samba, frevo, axé, and capoeira, a traditional martial arts/acrobatic dance. The ensemble of 15 dancers radiates with sheer energy and passion. Their exuberant, exotic show was created authentically in Brazil, incorporating the mysticism, folklore, energy, creativity of the culture. Using all the best dancers and singers of Brazil, the performers represent the many cultural backgrounds of the people, bringing to life Brazil's Technicolor soul.
Samba School, the new generation of Brazilian samba and batucada simulate the Rio de Janeiro street Carnaval with Samba Enredo and a full percussion ensemble of 30 players, plus Danilo and Ki-Xego Axé Dancers showcasing a variety of Bahian choreographies and DJs spinning Brazilian rhythms.
Master of Ceremonies of the carnaval is dancer/choreographer Ayanna Bahiana.
Hollywood Palladium Brazilian Carnaval 2009 will simulcast the Carnaval LIVE from Brazil on the big screen throughout the event, courtesy of Dish Network and TV Globo (Brazilian's main TV Channel). Patrons will experience the connection with others celebrating miles away from Rio. A trip to Rio de Janeiro will be given away. Costumes encouraged! Authentic Brazilian food catered by Silvio's Brazilian Bar B-Q, Golly Guarana (Brazil's Classic Soft Drink) and caipirinhas (the national drink of Brazil), as well as crafts, clothing and a variety of Brazilian items will be available for purchase.
Carnaval Producers, Patricia and Gilberto Leao from Brazilian Nites Productions have been producing quality events with the best of Brazilian talent including recently Gilberto Gil and Caetano Veloso directly from Brazil since 1990.