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Paraiso School of Samba
Carnival updated: Sun 23 Sep 07
2006 Paraiso Carnival

Paraiso focusses on carnival. Most of our activities throughout the year - samba dance classes and percussion workshops, events, costume making and carnival arts workshops, and educational projects - are related to preparing for the best possible parade at Notting Hill.

Although dance and percussion form a big part of what we do, there are lots of other activities - float design construction, sound systems, helping with organisation...and just socialising. If you are interested in participating please contact us or just come along to one of our events.

Every year we have a new theme which covers our activities and carnival parade. A theme song (Samba Enredo) is written each year which is played and sung throughout the carnival.

We follow the tradition of Rio Carnival - we incorporate all the main elements of a Rio Carnival parade in the Sambadrome. Ours is a little smaller - we parade with a total of 250 in costume whereas in Rio samba schools in the Grupo Especial parade with 4,000 or more!

 

about past carnivals

photo: Isabel de Jesus

2007
The Fantastic World of Cinema

2006 Paraiso Carnival

2006
Paraiso in Wonderland

2005 Paraiso Carnival

2005
The Evolution of Paradise

2004 Paraiso Carnival

2004
Venice to Rio to Paradise

2003 Paraiso Carnival

2003
Brasil, Paradise of the Gods

2002 Paraiso Carnival

2002
Paraiso is Samba - Samba is Paraiso

           
         
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Paraiso School of Samba is a Registered Charity number 1113593 and a Company Limited by Guarantee and registered in England and Wales number 5676918. Paraiso Samba Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of Paraiso School of Samba registered in England and Wales number 5732752. Paraiso is a registered trade mark of Paraiso School of Samba.

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