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Mangueira play at Sadlers Wells

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Mangueira play at Sadlers Wells

Mangueria playing outside Sadlers Wells joined briefly by our President Henrique, Romero and Bettina

London
22 Jul 2006

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Paraiso leads the parade at Luton Carnival 2009

Paraiso leads the parade at Luton Carnival 2009

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BBC

BBC "Look East" with Paraiso clips

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Chris Boothman, CEO of London Notting Hill Carnival, presents Best Samba Band Award 2008 and 3rd Best Band on the Road 2008 to Paraiso at the NHMBA annual dinner.

Paraiso receive Best Samba Band Award 2008

Paraiso School of Samba join Dudu Nobre on stage

Paraiso School of Samba join Dudu Nobre on stage

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Paraiso introduce journalist and political commentator John Sergeant to Carnival

Paraiso introduce journalist and political commentator John Sergeant to Carnival

Thames Festival 2008

Thames Festival 2008

Thames Festival 2008

Thames Festival 2008

Paraiso at Notting Hill Carnival 2008

Paraiso at Notting Hill Carnival 2008

Paraiso lead the 2008 Luton Carnival

Paraiso lead the 2008 Luton Carnival

Paraiso's 2007 Notting Hill Carnival parade

Paraiso's 2007 Notting Hill Carnival parade

Notting Hill Carnival 2007 (YouTube)

Notting Hill Carnival 2007 (YouTube)

Notting Hill Carnival 2007

Notting Hill Carnival 2007

TJ wins the Paraiso School of Samba 2007 Queen of the Bateria competition.

TJ wins the Paraiso School of Samba 2007 Queen of the Bateria competition.

Paraiso with Barbara Windsor & Jools Holland on the Paul O'Grady Show

Paraiso with Barbara Windsor & Jools Holland on the Paul O'Grady Show

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Paraiso receive awards for bringing samba culture and the name of Estacio to the UK. See Estacio's bateria rehearsing and Henrique and Maite dancing.

Paraiso receive Rio awards for bringing samba culture and the name of Estacio to the UK.

Maite puts Carmen Miranda in the shadows ... and watch out for the Paraiso credit at the end.
Clip from the one hour documentary shown on BBC Four on 10 & 12 December 2006.

Maite puts Carmen Miranda in the shadows ... and watch out for the Paraiso credit at the end.

Paraiso puts dance contestants through their paces in the semi-final of the UK street dance contest show Bump & Grind on Trouble TV ... all to the sounds of Paraiso's 2006 samba enredo!

We put dance contestants through their paces in semi-final of street dance TV show Bump & Grind.

Paraiso add the latin spirit to the opening and theme song of Channel Four's prime time Charlotte Church Show.

Paraiso add latin spirit to the opening and theme song of Channel Four's prime time Charlotte Church Show.

Paraiso's parade - one of the largest at Thames Festival - as it passes over Blackfriars Bridge. (YouTube)

Paraiso's parade - one of the largest at Thames Festival - as it passes over Blackfriars Bridge. (YouTube)

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Anyone who's been to the Rio Carnival will have seen Sorriso. He's the sambadrome street sweeper who dances samba and featured on an  Orange advert in the UK.
He came to Paraiso's Queen of the Bateria competition with the cast of Brasil Brasileiro. Here's a clip of him dancing with Marcos.

Sorriso, the sambadrome street sweeper on the Orange advert, at our Queen of the Bateria competition.

Patricia wins Paraiso's Queen of the Bateria competition 2006.
This is the traditional competition held by samba schools to choose the Highlight to accompany the Bateria in the carnival parade.

Patricia wins Paraiso's Queen of the Bateria competition 2006.

The touring bateria of Mangueira plus Leandro at Paraiso's special open workshop .. ending up with a party.

Mangueira Bateria & puxador Leandro at Paraiso's special open workshop.

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Paraiso and the Mangueira touring bateria lead the carnival parade in celebration the opening of Brasil Brasileiro at Sadlers Wells

Paraiso & Mangueira bateria lead carnival parade promoting Brasil Brasileiro show at Sadlers Wells.

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Mangueria playing outside Sadlers Wells joined briefly by our President Henrique, Romero and Bettina

Mangueria playing outside Sadlers Wells joined briefly by our President Henrique, Romero and Bettina

Clip from BBC Newsnight Review ... Paraiso teaches their Culture Correspondent Stephen Smith to dance a few steps of samba. Part of their Inside Latin America feature.

Paraiso teaches BBC Newsnight Culture Correspondent Stephen Smith a few steps of samba.

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SambaXchange project promotion

SambaXchange project promotion

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Paraiso's track on the Gorillaz Album Dare

Paraiso's track on the Gorillaz Album Dare

London TV's station ident features dancers from Paraiso.

London TV's station ident features dancers from Paraiso.

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Dominguinhos do Estacio, one of Rio's greatest puxadores, sings Paraiso's 2004 Enredo with Mestre Esteves leading the Paraiso Bateria and Rio's top model Vivianne Araujo on stage.

Dominguinhos do Estacio sings & Mestre Esteves leads our Bateria + Rio's top model Vivianne Araujo.

Paraiso's Bateria plays outside the Queen Elizabeth Hall on the South Bank, London.

Paraiso's Bateria plays outside the Queen Elizabeth Hall on the South Bank, London.

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Bruno Ribas

Bruno Ribas

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