BrasArte Presents:
SF Bay Brazilian Day & Lavagem Festival 2017
SF Bay Brazilian Day & Lavagem Festival 2017
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All photos by Kamau Amen-Ra
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Overview of 2016 Festival:
In it’s twelfth year, BrasArte’s Brazilian Day Festival is the crown jewel among numerous annually hosted events. It pays homage to two major celebrations in Brazil – Brazil’s Independence Day and a recreation of a Lavagem – a cleansing ceremony using song and dance that dates back to slavery when women washed the steps of the church for the festive mass on Sundays in Salvador. The festivities unfold in Berkeley as a street party and feature a musical procession, capoeira and dance demonstrations, live music, Brazilian food and craft stands and a samba circle. The event brings together Brazilians living all over the San Francisco Bay Area and Americans of all ethnicities to celebrate the long-practiced traditions of Afro-Brazilians in Brazil.
Celebrating the contributions of the musical/artistic/political movement of Tropicalia in Brazil.
Mission:
The goal of Brazilian Day Festival 2016 is to promote the cultural diversity and rich folklore of Brazil, arousing the interest of the American public to explore all of the cultural possibilities offered by this culture while at the same time, financially supporting BrasArte’s social responsibility to provide children of the local community with free visual and performing arts classes.
In it’s twelfth year, BrasArte’s Brazilian Day Festival is the crown jewel among numerous annually hosted events. It pays homage to two major celebrations in Brazil – Brazil’s Independence Day and a recreation of a Lavagem – a cleansing ceremony using song and dance that dates back to slavery when women washed the steps of the church for the festive mass on Sundays in Salvador. The festivities unfold in Berkeley as a street party and feature a musical procession, capoeira and dance demonstrations, live music, Brazilian food and craft stands and a samba circle. The event brings together Brazilians living all over the San Francisco Bay Area and Americans of all ethnicities to celebrate the long-practiced traditions of Afro-Brazilians in Brazil.
Celebrating the contributions of the musical/artistic/political movement of Tropicalia in Brazil.
Mission:
The goal of Brazilian Day Festival 2016 is to promote the cultural diversity and rich folklore of Brazil, arousing the interest of the American public to explore all of the cultural possibilities offered by this culture while at the same time, financially supporting BrasArte’s social responsibility to provide children of the local community with free visual and performing arts classes.
For info: brasfestival@gmail.com