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==History==
 
==History==
 
SambaLá Samba School was founded in early 1994 by [[David de Hilster]] in response to his wife's [[Doris de Hilster]] homesickness for Brazil. David thought that creating a community for Doris in the [[United States]], that she would not want to return to Brazil.
 
SambaLá Samba School was founded in early 1994 by [[David de Hilster]] in response to his wife's [[Doris de Hilster]] homesickness for Brazil. David thought that creating a community for Doris in the [[United States]], that she would not want to return to Brazil.
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==International Work==
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In April of 1995, SambaLá became the first samba school to have a website on the internet. Mangueira of Brazil soon followed and then Imperio do Papagaio was the third. In 1997, David de Hilster registered the domain worldsamba.org which was to help organize the [[Unidos do Mundo]] samba school which paraded in the Sambadrome in the champion's parade in the year 2000.
  
 
==Notable Parades==
 
==Notable Parades==
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* 2000 Parade of Champions, Rio de Janeiro
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* 2010 Rose Parade with Jack-in-the-Box
  
 
==Notable Shows==
 
==Notable Shows==
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* 1999 Launch of Kia Motors "Rio" car in Seoul Korea
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* 2012 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyO5MRTbL2s Beck Reimagines David Bowie's 'Sound and Vision']
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* 2013 with [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkSqnVfOsiE Monobloco, Blue Man group, and LA Philharmonic]
  
 
==Links==
 
==Links==
 
# Official homepage: [http://www.sambala.org www.sambala.org]
 
# Official homepage: [http://www.sambala.org www.sambala.org]
# Facebook page: [http://www.facebook.com/SambaSchool]
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# YouTube channel: [http://youtube.sambala.org youtube.sambala.org]
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# Facebook page: [http://www.facebook.com/SambaSchool www.facebook.com/SambaSchool]
  
 
[[Category:Traditional Samba School]]
 
[[Category:Traditional Samba School]]
 
[[Category:USA Samba Group]]
 
[[Category:USA Samba Group]]
 
[[Category:Florida Samba Group]]
 
[[Category:Florida Samba Group]]

Revision as of 00:32, 5 March 2017

SambaLá Samba School
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Group type Traditional samba school
Website http://www.sambala.org
Date founded (1994-03-23)March 23, 1994
Current membership 200
Country United States
State Florida
City Pompano Beach

SambaLá Samba School is a traditional samba school in the United States that currently resides in Pompano Beach, Florida.

History

SambaLá Samba School was founded in early 1994 by David de Hilster in response to his wife's Doris de Hilster homesickness for Brazil. David thought that creating a community for Doris in the United States, that she would not want to return to Brazil.

International Work

In April of 1995, SambaLá became the first samba school to have a website on the internet. Mangueira of Brazil soon followed and then Imperio do Papagaio was the third. In 1997, David de Hilster registered the domain worldsamba.org which was to help organize the Unidos do Mundo samba school which paraded in the Sambadrome in the champion's parade in the year 2000.

Notable Parades

  • 2000 Parade of Champions, Rio de Janeiro
  • 2010 Rose Parade with Jack-in-the-Box

Notable Shows

Links

  1. Official homepage: www.sambala.org
  2. YouTube channel: youtube.sambala.org
  3. Facebook page: www.facebook.com/SambaSchool