Brazilian Street Carnaval

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Brazilian Street Carnaval
BrazilianStreetCarnaval2010.jpg
SambaLá Samba School parades in 2010 in the Brazilian Street Carnaval
Status inactive
Genre Annual Brazilian Carnaval Parade and Shows
Frequency Annually
Venue City Place Shopping and Promenade
Location(s) Long Beach, California
Country United States
Years active 14
Inaugurated September 12, 1996
Founder SambaLá Samba School
Most recent September 14, 2010
Participants 200
Attendance 5000
Capacity 8000
Leader David de Hilster
Website
www.carnaval.org (domain has been redirected)

The Brazilian Street Carnaval was an annual Brazilian outdoor festival produced by SambaLá Samba School that occurred annually in Long Beach California in the month of September to celebrate the independence of Brazil.

History

The Brazilian Street Carnaval was a response to the fact that the Long Beach Carnaval ceased production in 1995 leaving SambaLá Samba School without a venue to parade. The SambaLá Samba School directorate decided to create their own street festival and in 1996, created the first Brazilian Street Carnaval.

In 2001, the festival was schedule to occur on September 15, 2001 when on Tuesday, the United States was rocked by the terrorist attacks in New York City and Washington D.C. The directors of the event along with the City of Long Beach, postponed the event for a month.

End

In 2011, the Brazilian Street Carnaval combined with the Brazilian Day in Los Angeles when the General Consulate of Brazil Los Angeles asked David de Hilster and Doris de Hilster to produce the Brazilian Day in Los Angeles.