Thats a wrap on another successful year as we celebrated 9 years of Brazilian Culture at Brazilian Day! We appreciate all of you who have supported us since day one, and those who continue to support us year in and year out all these years! We couldn't do it without you! Brazilian Day is family, is culture, its community and its fun. And all of those mixed together every year make for a great time! 

On that note, take a look at some of our amazing photos from Photographer Jam Sani! Our buddy shot some great shots of these ladies, gents, crowd and more! Enjoy! 

INDEPENDENCE DAY
Join us for a fun-filled festival as we celebrate the 9th Annual "Brazilian Day Arizona Festival" at the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts. Presented by Afro:Baile, in partnership with Scottsdale Arts; the 9th Annual Brazilian Day Arizona Festival is the largest, most authentic, and award winning Brazilian Independence Day Festival in the valley. The all ages Brazilian Festival is a great opportunity for the whole family to come and experience a variety of Brazilian culture, including – Live Brazilian Bands, DJ's, Dancers, Capoeira, Jiu-Jitsu, Film, Performances, Food, Drink, Shopping and more! 

CARNAVAL OF CULTURE
Brazilian Day Festival celebrates a one of a kind "Brazilian Carnaval of Culture" each year with a new theme!  The festival offers 2 unique and fun areas located both OUTDOOR + INDOORS. The designated areas allow attendees an opportunity for all ages to experience a variety of Brazilian culture throughout the day and night. From our live music stage, to educational workshops, Brazilian Festival transforms from day time festival to night time Carnaval experience with lights, staging, dancing and more. No Passport Required! Bring the kids, the family, the neighbor's and enjoy Brazilian Day! ​

9th Annual Brazilian Day Festival
Saturday September 22nd 2018
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
7380 E. 2nd Street, Scottsdale, Arizona
2pm - 9pm, All Ages, Family Friendly
$15.00 / $5.00 *(kids 11 & under)
Tickets / Info @ www.BrazilianDayArizona.com

Join us tomorrow for the 9th Annual Brazilian Day Arizona Festival the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts! Presented by Afro:Bale in partnership with the Center! The 9th Annual Brazilian Day is Arizona's largest, longest running, and award wining Brazilian culture festival in the valley! The festival features over 90 performers, dancers, Djs, workshops, demonstrations, a fashion show, displays, photos walls, art and craft, food, drinks, and more! We hope you will join us! 

Please see the above Flyers Programs for this years festival. Set times, for both indoor and outdoor along with day and night are all listed! We have a FULL DAY of fun planned, and not a dole moment or down time will be had! We have executed one of the finest programs in the valley for you to enjoy all day long. 

Tickets, Info, and important info
@ www.BrazilianDayArizona.com

This Weekend! It's that time of year we most look forward to, the 9th Annual | Brazilian Day Festival!! For nearly a decade we have teamed with our wonderful friends at the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts for a grand celebration of Brazilian Culture, community, art, education, music and of course FUN! Brazilian Day Arizona Festival is produced by Afro:Baile in presentation with the Center, to bring the valley something truly unique, different, diverse, culturally cool and a one of a kind experience. 

As the festival approaches this weekend (22nd), we hope you will not only enjoy our festival, but make sure to check out a year long programming schedule presented by the folks at the Center. 

We hope to see you there! 

9th Annual Brazilian Day Festival
Saturday September 22nd 2018
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
7380 E. 2nd Street, Scottsdale, AZ
2pm - 9pm / All Ages / Family Friendly 
Admission: $15.00 / $5.00 (kids 11 & under)
Tickets / Info @ www.BrazilianDayArizona.com
Free Parking!

The capoeira martial arts/dance style, Carnival celebrations, Catholic holidays, foods such as coxinha (chicken croquettes) and dances such as samba are all part of Brazilian culture.

Indigenous people, Africans, Japanese, Portuguese and Lebanese populations have all helped to make Brazil the diverse country that it is.

The Brazilian Day Arizona Festival on Saturday will showcase the many flavors of Brazil with entertainment and educational elements.

The festival is put on by Afro-Baile, a local record label dedicated to Latin music. Founder Miguel Ivery said he started the festival nine years ago to highlight musicians from his label. But it has evolved into a showcase of Brazilian cultural traditions.

Ivery said that from the start, it was important to him to educate the public about Brazil in an engaging way.
“The festival is all hands-on, interactive. You don’t have to know anything to be a part of it and to feel a part of it. We try to add these elements that really let people engage with the performers so that they feel like they are a part of the festival,” Ivery said.

Ivery hopes that festival goers leave with a more comprehensive view of Brazilian culture.
“I think a lot of people when you say ‘Brazil,’ people think of Rio, Carnival and half-naked women. That’s not the whole country. I don’t like the stigma. To get away from the stigma, we have to create a program that is everything Brazilian and is the people,” Ivery said.

The festival will highlight diverse styles of Brazilian music, dance and martial arts. New and returning groups will perform throughout the day.

The Brazilian Day Arizona Festival offers interactive dance, martial arts and drumming workshops. (Photo: Courtesy of Brazilian Day Arizona)

Headliner Caique Vidal y Batuque will bring a taste of Brazilian soul/reggae/funk music. Drum group Batala La will lead a parade around the perimeter of the festival before performing, and Bossa Brazil will show off the bossa nova style of music popular in Brazil.

The cultural scope of the festival has expanded with the inclusion of Sucursal de la Cumbia, a cumbia, salsa and Latin fusion group from Mexico.

Miss Brazil Globe 2014 Neise Cordeiro will co-host along with Natalie Fuentes, and Samba Queen USA 2017 Adrien Moya will make an appearance.

New this year is a fashion show of samba costumes and bikinis from Cory Thomas of CT Designs, a world-renowned fashion designer who produces costumes for dancers throughout the world.

Thomas’ company the SambAZ Dancers will perform and give workshops during the festival. Workshops will also offer instruction in capoeira and Brazilian percussion instruments.

Festival goers can learn about Brazilian culture through a retrospective display of artifacts from the 1890s to the 1970s. The exhibition features comic books, paintings, books, magazines, vinyl records and vintage toys.

The Brazilian Day Arizona Festival will feature performances from the Phoenix-based samba group Sambaz. (Photo: Courtesy of the Brazilian Day Arizona Festival)

Another new feature is live painting by five artists, who will create Brazilian-inspired works.
There will be an area with craft activities, and food vendors will sell popular dishes such as coxinha and flan, as well as Lebanese and Japanese foods.

Other vendors will sell shirts, jewelry and other items imported from Brazil.
Details: 2-9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 22. Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, 7380 E. Second St. $15, $5 for ages 3-11, free for age 2 and younger. braziliandayarizona.com.

Its that time of the week again, and we're excited to keep it eclectic and worldy! Our man DJ Seduce will be in the mix at Culinary Dropout in Tempe, AZ for another night of Globe Trotting jams from across the world. From South American and Caribbean flavors to American Funk n Soul and Middle Eastern Sitars. The night is free, the night is All Vinyl, and the night is quite fun! 

Info is on the flyer! We'll see you there! 

ATTENTION! PLEASE READ! 
PARKING! LOCATION & STREET CLOSURE! 

LOCATION AND PARKING:
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts 
7380 E. Second St. in downtown Scottsdale, four blocks south of Indian School Road and three blocks east of Scottsdale Road. 
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FREE PARKING:
Free parking is available in the public parking garage located to the west of Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts on Wells Fargo Avenue.

Additional Free Parking is available at the Old Town Parking Corral at East Second Street and Brown Avenue

ADDITIONAL
Free Parking is available at the Civic Center Library parking garage located on Drinkwater Boulevard at East Second Street.

ATTENTION! 
DRINK WATER BLVD IS CLOSED!!! THE BRIDGE IS CLOSED AS WELL! 
Yes! You can park at the Library and Walk Over. You can can access the Garage off 2nd street, and or Osborne. If you park in the Library, please come down to the street and cross. You will need to use the MAIN entrance on the West Side of the Performing Arts Center to Enter. Next to SMOCA. Look for the Signs! 

INFO @ Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts 
or visit our website @ www.BrazilianDayArizona.com

Just like our poster says! WE WANT YOU AT BRAZILIAN DAY! And this is your last chance to save! TODAY is our finally Discount Ticket Sale Online! The ongoing 5 month sale we've hosted over this past summer, is finally coming to an end! Order online and save $5.00 - $30.00 on select packages! Your ticket in hand gets you in to the festival with Little to No Wait in line! Plus you save some money! The festival is this weekend, Sat. Sept. 22nd! We can't wait to see you all and have another successful Brazilian Independence Day Celebration! 

Discount Tickets can be purchased ONLINE ONLY
@ www.BrazilianDayArizona.com (until Midnight tonight 16th)

Festival Details! 
​9th Annual Brazilian Day Arizona Festal 
​Saturday September 22nd 2018
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
7380 E. 2nd Street, Scottsdale, AZ 85250
​2pm - 9pm, All ages, family friendly
Tickets, info, details @ www.BrazilianDayArizona.com

​Presented by Afro:Baile & the Center! 9 years running! Arizona's largest, most authentic, longest running and award winning celebration of Brazilian Culture is just 1 week Away! We'll see you there! 

We want to send a huge thank you to the folks at Arizona KEY Magazine for the beautiful feature on our upcoming 9th Annual Brazilian Day Arizona Festival at the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts! We appreciate the love and support! 

Coming up NEXT WEEKEND! Don't miss Arizona's largest, longest running, and award-winning Brazilian Festival in beautiful Scottsdale, Arizona! 

Tickets, Info, Detail Online 
@ www.BrazilianDayArizona.com

Well this is it friends and family! Its quickly approaching the 1 year mark since our last festival, and wow do we have an even bigger program planned for you this year! We have tirelessly been pushing, promoting, building and programming one of the best  festivals we could think of for all of you to enjoy! The 9th Annual Brazilian Day Arizona Festival is just 2 weeks away! More than 90 musicians, dancers, djs, performers, artists and teachers will transcend to the grounds of the beautiful Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday September 22nd 2018 for a jam packed day and night time celebration of All things Brazil! We do hope you will join us and bring your family to experience Brazilian culture live in Arizona! 

Last chance to save! We have just 30 discount tickets left before all sales are done for this year! You can of course buy tickets after the Discount is gone, but we really want to give you the best possible price to ensure you get more than your moneys worth for Discount Price! 

Available Online Only until they are gone! 
Visit www.BrazilianDayArizona.com 
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