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BRAZILIAN DAY IN NEW YORK

It should get mighty crowded for this weekend’s Brazilian Day festival in Midtown

46th St. between Sixth & Madison Aves.
Saturday, September 3, free, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
917-528-8151
www.brazilianday.com

The twenty-seventh annual Brazilian Day festivities takes place this weekend along 46th St. between Madison & Sixth Aves, one of the city’s best summer parties. The celebration of Brazilian independence begins on Saturday morning at 11:00 with Lavagem da rua 46, or the Cleansing of 46th St., with a parade and festival in Little Brazil with Netinho, Del Feliz, Showdi, and Orquestra Popular Da Bomba do Hemetério. But that’s just the appetizer for Sunday, when two stages, one at 43rd & Sixth, the other on 46th between Fifth & Madison, will be home to performances by Luan Santana, Exaltasamba, Batala Band, D-Snow, Hierofante Cia de Teatro, Formando Abara e o Grupo Capoeira Brasil NY, Gilbert Jr., Sonia Azul, Banda Tom de Deus, DJs, and many others, hosted by Serginho Groisman. Great traditional Brazilian cuisine, vendors, and arts and crafts booths will line the streets, which will fill up quickly — more than a million and a half attendees are expected, so you better not be allergic to rather large crowds.

BRAZILIAN DAY

Everyone will be Brazilian at annual festival in Midtown (photo by twi-ny/mdr)

Saturday, September 5, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
Sixth Ave. between 42nd & 56th Sts. 46th St. between Madison & Seventh Aves.
Admission: free
www.brazilianday.com

Although everyone wearing the green, yellow, and blue wish they had at least one more reason to party this summer — unfortunately, the Netherlands defeated Brazil in the World Cup quarterfinals back in June — more than 1.5 million people are expected to attend Brazilian Day on September 5, celebrating Brazil’s independence from Portugal in September 1822. This year’s festivities will be hosted by Luciano Huck and feature performances by Zezé de Camargo & Luciano, Carlinhos Brown, and Margareth Menezes. Brazilian Day is always one of the loudest, most crowded, and entertaining street fairs of the summer season; be prepared to get your fill of pao de queijo da mamae, bolo de goiabada, arroz farofa, guarana, empadinha, melhor que churros, enroladinho presunto e quiejo, and the country’s national dish, feijoada. The day before, on September 4, the Lavagem da Rua 46 will take place, the ritual Bahian cleansing of 46th St., with dignitaries, folklore performances, the Musa do Brazilian Day pageant, arts and crafts, food vendors, and more.