Barra Circuit: Carnival 2011 starts Thursday, March 3rd, and it runs through Tuesday, March 8th -- officially. Unofficially (and actually) it runs to the morning of Ash Wednesday, March 9th, and then continues in the arrast達o (roundup) of Timbalada, which starts Wednesday morning at the Farol da Barra and winds its way along Avenida Oceanica to Ondina. The arrast達o, which started over a decade ago and was only Timbalada for the first couple of years, has now seen other people and blocos jump on the the bandwagon (quite literally). It's grown to include at least three trios and blocos, winding up early Wednesday afternoon, and then there you are at Ondina's lovely beach, where the party continues...
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Blocos/Abadás:
6th Sunday – 7th Monday – 8th Tuesday The Camaleão trio elétrico, or sound-wired truck, has been voted The Best Bloco in their circuit several times. Since 1990, Camaleão has paraded with Chiclete com Banana, one of the most successful bands in Salvador Carnival
4th Friday – 5th Saturday The legendary Salvador band created by Carlinhos Brown with reinvented sonorities for the timbal, had been around for five years before it branched off as a bloco in Salvador Carnival. Bloco Timbalada was a hit the moment it first hit the streets in 1995.
4th Friday – 6th Sunday – 8th Tuesday Bloco Afro Olodum mixes reaggae –samba with lots of perscussion. Olodum celebrated 30 years in 2010 and is famous for its participation with Michael Jackson in 1995.
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Thursday 3rd – Friday 4th– Saturday 5th Nana Banana - Combo Bloco with the two groups above Chiclete com Banana + Timbalada
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How to pay Credit Card • Fill out our enquiry form and sign a credit card debit authorization form. • Fax or e-mail it to us together with a copy of the credit card (both sides) and Passport. Important: inform your Credit Card Company about your international purchase.
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Bank Transfer • Pay directly our bank account (to be informed). • Get information from your bank about transfer fees, currency-conversion fees and when transfer is complete. • Fax or e-mail your transfer receipt to us. After the payment confirmation, we will e-mail you the purchased ticket. With this ticket you will get your abadá and have access to the blocos/camarotes. In January 2011, we will inform you the place to get the abadá in Salvador, and if necessary we can take you there.
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