OFFICIAL MASTERS OF CEREMONIES Carlos Alvarez is a Puerto Rican native of Dominican born parents and has almost two decades within the television and radio industry. He currently hosts the radio morning show “Carlos Alvarez en la Mañana” in Super Estrella 107.1 FM on-air since February of 2013. He also hosts the weekly syndicated top 20 countdown show “Las Super 20” and co-hosts “Tu Mundo Hoy”, a health and finance television program on KBEH-DT. In 2009, Alvarez received an Emmy award for hosting the Univision National Broadcast of the “Rose Parade.” He was also awarded the “Monitor Latino” Latin Pop Radio Personality of the Year for both 2009 & 2010. Juliana Martins a Brazilian-American actress and TV host. She was born in Boston, MA but moved to Sao Paulo, Brazil when she was 12 years old. She studied International Relations at a University in Sao and has a Masters in Performing Arts. She has traveled to many countries and lived in Buenos Aires, Argentina and Madrid, Spain where she hosted a TV game show. Juliana currently resides in Los Angeles where she is pursuing her acting career. Chalo Eduardo´s Eletrico Carnaval Band
Electrico Carnaval Band, blends world rhythms, Rock, and Brazilian Carnaval music from Bahia to Rio. Mixing Brazilian, and Latin songs with a World Cup theme will get everyone excited, up and dancing. The sizzling hot rhythms, and soaring guitar melodies create a provocative new mixture of Rock n Roll and samba that is…. Electrifying!
FRANSINI GIRALDO & BLOCO WORLD CUP! Launches with a participatory, warmup Samba lesson from 8 – 8:30pm by Fransice of Sambabody, taught with all the excitement and flair as if you were in the streets of Brazil during Carnaval. Samba World Cup Bloco performs various dance styles including: Brazilian Samba, Axe and Samba Reggae (rhythms of Bahia).
Chalo Eduardo • Musician & Entertainer
Looking back, while still at an impressionable age, Chalo can recall the profound impact working with legends like, Airto Moreira, Sergio Mendes, and Carlos Santana had on him going up in the San Francisco’s music scene in the 70’. In 1979 Chalo was one of the founders of the San Francisco Carnaval, and in 1983 began the successful Escola Nova de Samba, one of the first Samba Schools in the USA. This laid the groundwork for Brazilians, as well as other cultures to express their Art and Music on the streets of his old SF neighbor, the Mission district. The Brazilian Carnaval has been in Chalo’s life for 35 years, and the journey continues.
Brasilidade Band
Performing at Carnaval for the first time is the band Brasilidade. The band has been performing some of the best samba and pagode (a popular musical style from Rio) across the US for more than 10 years and is made up of accomplished, international artists from Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, America and the Philippines. Headed by Flavinho Riveiro and composed by musicians from Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Brasilidade is one of the most successful Brazilian Samba and Pagode bands in Los Angeles, California. Since 2001, Brasilidade has been bringing happiness to all Samba and Pagode lovers in Los Angeles, California. At the beggining they put together some shows and quickly became known as the “Best Brazilian Performance in California.” They also had some great names that performed many shows with them like Mario Sergio (Ex-Fundo de Quintal), Mitchell Long, Kleber Jorge, Katia Moraes, and others. This is what came to be known as Brasilidade Samba and Pagode Show - playing the best of samba and pagode rhythms, the original Pagode sound developed in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
L.A. Samba Dancers & L.A. Samba Drummers
The Samba is to Brazilians an unencumbered way to dance into a euphoric, ecstatic state. The audience will be invited to surrender to samba beats, Capoeira, and participatory Carnaval Parade dances. A parade of energetic and ornately costumed samba dancers will be led by director and choreographer Joany Macias and her L.A. Samba Dancers. Performing elaborate and lightningfast steps, these dancers exhibit samba culture and elegance via athletic and energetic samba dance skills. Macias’ also leads the L.A. Samba Drummers an all-star Brazilian percussion samba band dedicated to maintaining authentic Brazilian samba culture.
Batala Los Angeles
The samba reggae music and dance ensemble batala los angeles joins the brazilian carnaval 2014line up. directed by mario pallais, batala los angeles combines samba reggae musical arrangements and percussion breaks with graphics, costumes, and dance movements. founded in paris in 1997 by bahian percussion giba goncalves. from its inception in paris, individual batala organizations have sprung up all over the globe. the name batalá carries a double reference to the phrase “bateu lá,” meaning “hit there” in portuguese and to obatalá (oxalá), the candomblé diety who is the father of the orixas and of all humanity and is the source of all that is peaceful and compassionate.
BRAZILIAN NITES PRODUCTIONS presents Los Angeles’ OFFICIAL 14th ANNUAL “BRAZILIAN CARNAVAL: WORLD CUP 2014”
AND THE CELEBRATION BEGINS LIKE THIS… OLE, OLE OLE… BRASIL! BRASIL! The longest running Brazilian Carnaval celebration on the West Coast
EVENT PROGRAM BATALA & BLOCO WORLD CUP Fransini’s Samba Lesson on stage / DJ CHRIS BRAZIL PARADE / STAGE Featuring: LA Samba Drummers, LA SAMBA DANCERS, Mestre Sala & Porta Bandeira, Destaque Fransini’s Bloco WORLD CUP, DJ Chris Brazil Chalo Eduardo’s Electrico Carnaval Band SOCCER PLAYERS STUND AND BATALA LA SAMBA DANCERS / DJ Chris Brazil LA Samba Drummers, LA SAMBA DANCERS, Mestre Sala & Porta Bandeira, Destaque BRASILIDADE – Flavio Ribeiro Official MCs Carlos Alvarez & Juliana Martins
BRAZILIAN EXOTIC FOODS COXINHA A delicacy made with shredded chicken and finely chopped onions, tomatoes, cilantro inside a deep fried breaded dough. KIBE To Brazil via Lebanon and Syria deep fried delicacy made with bulghar wheat mixed with ground beef, herbs & spices. EMPADINHA Petite Pie with very soft crust stuffed with chicken or heart of palm. CALDINHO DE FEIJAO Black beans cooked with brazilian jerkey beef, and served with bacon bits and green onion on a cup. ESCONDIDINHO Brazilian version of Shepard Pie, made with yucca cream and delicious hidden dried beef anions, green onion and covered with mozzarella cheese. UBATUBA ACAI Serving Authentic Brazilian Organic Açai Bowls topped with fresh fruits and other healthy choices of toppings
2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL!
30 days of excitement for the world’s most popular sporting competition! It all begins with the June 12 opener in São Paulo and ends with the July 13 final in Rio de Janeiro. “Vamos espalhar felicidade... E a copa de TODO MUNDO!!! EU QUERO GOL!!” EVENT PRODUCTION PRODUCER / PROMOTER: PATRICIA LEÃO GRAPHIC DESIGN: RODRIGO CUSTÓDIO MARKETING AND PRESS: BRITTANY GASH MARKETING ASSISTANT: LYDIA PINTO / HEBER MOREIRA VIDEO RECORDING: ANDY / BAD ANDY FILMS PHOTOGRAPHY: FRANK BAUTISTA CATERING: BRAZILIAN EXOTIC FOODS / UBATUBA ACAI BRAZILIAN NITES PRODUCTIONS WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE FOLLOWING FOR THEIR ETERNAL SUPPORT MARK GIRTON & THE AEG STAFF CHALO EDUARDO, REMO, INC. GONZALO TEJADA SERGIO MIELNICZENKO, KPFK MARY BARROS AND ALL OUR FAMILY, FRIENDS, ENTERTAINERS, STAFF AND BRAZILIAN FANS, THAT HAVE BEEN PART OF OUR EVENTS IN THESE PAST 23 YEARS. WE ARE TRULY THANKFUL TO HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO BRING THE FINEST IN BRAZILIAN TALENT TO THIS CARNAVAL, TO THE PEOPLE ATTENDING, THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUOUS SUPPORT, VALEU MEUS AMIGOS! A GENTE SE VE EM MUITOS MAIS SHOWS!!! TO OUR SPONSORS WHICH WE VALUE VERY MUCH, AND ARE A GREAT PART OF THIS SUCCESSFUL EVENT! THANK YOU! OBRIGADA!