Brazilian Nites Productions presents its fifteenth annual Brazilian Summer Festival at Queen Mary of Long Beach. This year's edition features the rhythms of Rio de Janeiro and the Northeast of Brazil, the headliners are the most authentic and traditional Brazilian samba group, Grupo Revelacao, direct from Brazil in their Los Angeles debut.
 
Opening the festival is the bateria (the drums) of Dodo's Master Show featuring different percussive beats with their rich and varied rhythms.  Samba, funk, and hip-hop styles are accompanied by astonishing dancers who add colorful and vibrant choreography to the mix. The audience is welcome to join in and dance.  Next on the bill, Mestre Amen’s Capoeira Batuque demonstrates the martial arts dance of Bahia and the Maculele. Ki-Xego Forró Band opens for Grupo Revelaçao with rhythms from the Northeast of Brazil, Forró, Xote, Xaxado and Baiao.  The event also features booths of arts and crafts, delicious and authentic Brazilian food and appetizers, and music from Brazilian DJs.
 
Grupo Revelãçao is one of the most important bands in modern samba. “We are very grateful for the past generations that opened up the doors for us”, says Beto, one of the members of the group. Revelação celebrates the new status of their samba among the new generation. “Nobody is ashamed to say that they are sambistas (samba lovers). “To listen to Bezerra da Silva (a classic samba composer/singer) some years ago on the radio would have been practically unheard of”, remembers Beto.

Grupo Revelaçao has shown the authenticity of the samba in all of their CDs, the happiness, the samba from its roots. The group is composed of six musicians with six additional percussionists. Xande (vocals and cavaquinho / a small string guitar), Mauro Jr. (banjo and vocals), Beto Lima (guitar, bass, bandolin and vocals), Artur Luís (reco-reco / a percussion instrument and vocals), Sérgio Rufino (tambourine) e Rogerinho (drum and tambourine)

Brazilian arts and crafts booths will be located throughout the deck of the Queen Mary. Such items as Brazilian-made jewelry, T-shirts, exotic bikinis, clothes, and the famous Hawaiianas (Brazilian Flip Flops) will be available for purchase. Audience members will have a chance to win round trip air tickets to Sao Paulo - Brazil, courtesy of Korean Airlines.
 
Brazilian Summer Festival is a presentation of Brazilian Nites Productions. This event is sponsored in part by This event is sponsored in part by Korean Airlines, Brasil Best Magazine, REMO Inc., Latination, American Latino, Listen Clothing, EyeSpyLA.com, Wantickets.com, LATV, Noche Latina Golly Guarana and Silvio’s Brazilian Bar B-Q.