WHEN: Saturday, Sept 05, 2009
Rain or Shine
Parade: 11am to 12pm
Festival: 12pm to 6pm

Free to participate, if you wish to be in the parade buy a T-Shirt. Go HERE

Please arrive by 10:00am for the line-up of the baianas, drummers, dancers and participants with the official
T-Shirt.

Parade Route (Manhattan):

Start: 46th Street and Avenue of the Americas
(6th Avenue).
End: 46th Street at Madison Avenue

Festival: 46th Street with Madison Avenue

The Lavagem da 46 Rua or Cleansing of 46th street in 2009, much bigger and highly acclaimed, will feature 2009 its first Grand Marshal Carlinhos Brown and new popular folkloric festivities from various parts of Brazil. For the first time in New York City, activities pertaining genuinely to Bahia will take center stage and blend with rhythms and cultural manifestations of several other states of the Federation portraying rhythms of Maracatu, Samba and Frevo.

The traditional “baianas” will be the main attractions of the Lavagem. They will be dressed in white colors, adorned with beads and carrying rosaries and flowers. They will also carry white jars and vases filled with perfumed water, energizing the various groups in the parade throughout Little Brazil (46th Street).

This opening event of the Brazilian Day will bring several attractions to the stage to be located on 46th Street between Madison and 5th Avenue. The audience will be introduced to dignitaries, sponsors and representatives who made the event possible. Then the stage will be opened to Brazilian bands, featuring world renowned artists and local artists, samba dancers, the exciting 2nd annual pageant “Musa do Brazilian Day,” in which the audience will be the judges, games involving crowd participation.

To participate or obtain more information about this event, please contact the producer/general coordinator Silvana Magda by telephone (917) 528-8151, or send an email to lavagemdarua46ny@aol.com