The Lavagem da Rua 46/Cleansing of 46th street in 2012, much bigger and highly acclaimed, will feature direct from Brazil several Artists

Armandinho Macedo Magary Lord Band 5% Del Feliz Gera Fornasa & Bandalheia Hierofante Cia de Teatro Maestro Spock and Frevo Orquestra Edu & Rapha   Tucumanus   Ossos do Banquete   Marivaldo dos Santos     Clima de Montanha Silva Dance Company Claus e Vanessa Mestre Abara - Capoeira Manhattan Samba Batala Band Bonecos Gigantes de Olinda Luanda Lynch, Caroline Braga & Davi Vieira Fernando Zambotti

Hosted by:
 

Marianni Ebert	Francisco Sampa

DJ Najib

The hottest Brazilian Dj in town.


The festivities will commence at 10 am on the corner of 46th Street and Times Square, and  with lots of music and dance, the parade will then proceed along 46th St. (Little Brazil) to the stage located between 5th and Madison Ave.

The festivities will be enriched by the sounds of the agogos and timbaus which are some of the main instruments used to accompany the singers Luanda Lynch and Davi Vieira as they join in harmony singing the official song of The Lavagem “Aqui Estou” in the mix of Afoxe rhythm.

Luanda is a model/singer/dancer. Davi is a recording artist/singer/percussionist.
In accompaniment are dignitaries, sponsors, celebrities, musicians, dancers, followers of the Brazilian culture, also national and international media.

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, games involving crowd participation and the exciting 5th annual pageant “Muse of Brazilian Day,” in which the audience will be the judge.