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News 2006	updated: Sat 31 May 08

Notting Hill Carnival
Paraiso in Wonderland

World famous puxadores Martinho da Vila and Serginho do Porto came over from Rio to sing in Paraiso's parade at Notting Hill. more about 2006 carnival...

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	Legends: Carmen Miranda BBC Four
Maite puts Carmen in the shadow for BBC documentary 8 Dec 2006.

	Charlotte Church Show 29 Sept 2006
Paraiso bring the latin theme to Charlotte's 'theme tune'!

	Thames Festival 2006
Paraiso put on one of the largest parades at Thames Festival and got the Paraiso balloon to its highest yet!

	Bump & Grind dance contest semi final
Paraiso put the contestants through their paces. "That was the best ... that's what dancing's about" says one.

Sadler's Wells
Paraiso led the Brazilian Carnival on 22 July.

Rio Extra...read all about it!
Full page spread on Paraiso in Rio's Extra

Martinho da Vila & Paraiso
film at Notting Hill for 'That Samba Thing'

	Mangueira Bateria played in London for first time on 22 July
Mangueira paraded with Paraiso at Sadler's Wells Carnival. Afterwards they performed on stage and took a Paraiso workshop.

	Newsnight Review
Paraiso teaches BBC Newsnight Review's Culture Correspondent Stephen Smith to dance a few steps of samba!

	Channel 4 VEE-TV "The Greatest Show on Earth"
Paraiso feature in VEE-TV's documentary set in Rio de Janeiro

Barbican Tropicalia
Paraiso get visitors dancing in 'multi-sensory' masks.

Tate Modern
Paraiso's bateria gets the crowd going on the South Bank.

Queen of the Bateria
Patricia wins the 2006 crown.<br>

	Ministry of Sound - Pete Tong
Paraiso were mixed in live by Pete Tong as part of MoS's Brazil carnival night broadcast live on BBC Radio 1. MoS pictures

	Rhodes Primary School
The kids from Rhodes Primary school and their parents take in an evening of samba and carnival in North London.

	Festival do Brasil at Holy Trinity & St Silas Primary
Paraiso bateria and dancers introduce the kids and parents to samba and lead their parade in Camden.

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