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Paraiso School of Samba
News 2006 updated: Mon 28 May 07
photo: Steve Barns

Notting Hill Carnival<br><em>Paraiso in Wonderland</em>

World famous puxadores <a href="http://www.martinhodavila.com.br/" target="_blank"><strong>Martinho da Vila</strong></a> and <strong>Serginho do Porto</strong> came over from Rio to sing in Paraiso's parade at Notting Hill. <a href="/carnival/2006/" target="_self"><strong>more about 2006 carnival...</strong></a>
 

more news from 2005 & before

more news from 2007
 

Legends: Carmen Miranda BBC Four video clip

Maite puts Carmen in the shadow for BBC documentary 8 Dec 2006.
Charlotte Church Show ident

Charlotte Church Show 29 Sept 2006 Charlotte Church theme tune

Paraiso bring the latin theme to Charlotte's 'theme tune'!
Thames Festival photo: Isabel de

Thames Festival 2006

Paraiso put on one of the largest parades at Thames Festival and got the Paraiso balloon to its highest yet! Thames Festival video
 
Bump & Grind logo

Bump & Grind dance contest semi final Bump & Grind video clip

Paraiso put the contestants through their paces. "That was the best ... that's what dancing's about" says one.
 
Sadler's Wells logo

Sadler's Wells
Paraiso led the Brazilian Carnival on 22 July. Sadlers Wells Carnival video
 
Rio Extra

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'
GRES Mangueira

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. Mangueira taking percussion workshop
BBC Two TV logo

Newsnight Review<br /> BBC Newsnight Review clip

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

Channel 4&nbsp;&nbsp;VEE-TV &quot;The Greatest Show on Earth&quot;

Paraiso feature in VEE-TV's documentary set in Rio de Janeiro
Barbican Tropicalia

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

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

Queen of the Bateria
Patricia wins the 2006 crown.<br>watch video clip
Ministry of Sound logo

Ministry of Sound<br />- Pete Tong

Paraiso were mixed in live by Pete Tong as part of MoS's Brazil carnival night broadcast live on BBC Radio&nbsp;1.<br />Ministry of Sound Photo GalleryMoS pictures
Rhodes Primary School

Rhodes<br />Primary School

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

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.
     
           
         
Arts Council England logo
           


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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