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CARNIVAL DAY Williamson Square, July 20
CARNIVAL PARADE City centre, July 20
FOR a real carnival bloc party vibe in the heart of Liverpool, head to Williamson Square on Saturday, July 20 for Carnival Day. As the setting for Brazilica’s Carnival Day, Williamson Square will be transformed into a hive of activity with live music and samba dancing, food stalls where you can tuck into Brazilian fayre and even an outdoor ‘cocktail shack’ where festival-goers can quaff Brazil’s national drink – the Caipirinha. There will be live music throughout the day and night too, with a host of Brazilian bands and artists set to play a music stage, which will be hosted by DJs from Juice FM. Headlining the music stage will be Sargento Pimenta, a Riobased band who are flying into Liverpool especially for the occasion. The band, who command audiences of up to 100,000 people in Brazil, perform Beatles classics in a fun, samba-style and are set to have Brazilica crowds singing and dancing along in no time! Also on the line-up for the Carnival Day are UK-based Brazilian funk and samba band, The Fontanas; as well as samba and jazz fusion quartet Tribo Da Pesada, who make a welcome return to the festival’s main stage after wowing Brazilica crowds in 2012. Plus, Liverpool Samba School, Viva Brasil Dance Shows and DJs Gary Garamendi, Silvao & Fabio will be on-hand to ensure Liverpool keeps dancing to the samba beat all day long.
ONE of the main components of Brazilica is undoubtedly the 500-strong parade which will fill the city’s streets with colour, sparkle and music on the evening of Saturday, July 20. A scorching spectacle of samba, the parade, which begins at 8pm, will feature a host of samba schools from around the UK and Brazil. Among those set to perform in the parade are Sargento Pimenta from Rio; London-based Paraiso School of Samba; Liverpool Samba School; Nottingham School of Samba and Liverpool Batala, to name just a few. Featuring a dazzling array of samba dancers and music, glittering costumes and colourful floats, the parade will begin at 8pm and make its way from Abercromby Square down Hope Street, Hardman Street, Bold Street and Church Street before reaching Williamson Square.
CARNIVAL CLOSING PARTY Haus, July 20 THE culmination of eights days of festival activity, the closing party is the colourful climax of Brazilica with a spectacular array of live samba performances and music from Brazilian DJs. The closing party will be held in HAUS Warehouse, on Greenland Street, from 10pm until 4am. Tickets are priced from £6 to £8 advance from Skiddle.com, or £10 on the door.
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