August 7: Brasil vs. USA Soccer Benefit
June 15, 2010 | Bahia StreetTHANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO CAME OUT WITH GREAT ENERGY FOR THIS EVENT! TOGETHER YOU RAISED $2,000 FOR BAHIA STREET, AND HAD A LOT OF FUN! Pictures here.
Don’t miss Bahia Street’s “Brasil vs. USA” soccer game this Saturday, August 7th from 1-3 pm at Cal Anderson Park on Capitol Hill in Seattle. At half-time, there will be a Brazilian-style bateria/percussion group, “Unidos da Samba,” led by Will MacArthur, capoeira by FICA Seattle led by Contra Mestre Silvinho, and joining them will be Brazilian capoeirista and sambista, Francisco Pacifico.
The after-party, beginning at 3:30 pm, is at La Spiga (1429 12th Avenue, with all proceeds benefiting Bahia Street. A HUGE THANK YOU to La Spiga, All Nations Soccer Bar & Restaurant and Novo Fogo for their support!
WHEN: Saturday, August 7, 2010, 1pm – 3pm
WHERE: Cal Anderson Park/Bobby Morris Playfield, 1100 E Pine St, Seattle, Washington 98122
For more information, please email brasilvsusa@thelaporas.com.
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June 11: Summer Beat!
June 1, 2010 | Bahia StreetTHANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO CAME OUT IN SUPPORT OF BAHIA STREET! TOGETHER WE RAISED $2,700!
Bahia Street will launch the summer season with live Brazilian music and drumming, Capoeira, and dance performances.
Friday, June 11, 2010, 7:00pm – midnight
Youngstown Cultural Arts Center, 4408 Delridge Way SW, West Seattle
Who: Bahia In Motion (dance), Bantos Capoeira Seattle (capoeira), FICA (capoeira), GiraSol (dance), Sambatuque (band), Tudo Beleza (dance), Vamola (drumming & dance)
Youngstown Cultural Arts Center will be transformed into a Brazilian festival with all of the sights, sounds and flavors of this fascinating country. Bringing together some of the best Brazilian performers in the region, the Summer Beat festival begins with a multi-age Capoeira roda (circle) featuring Bantos Capoeira Seattle, FICA, and other Seattle-based Capoeira groups. Seattle’s premier drum and dance ensemble— Vamola— will get everyone on their feet with the pulsating rhythms that bring to life the celebratory spirit of Carnaval. Vamola, Bahia in Motion, and Tudo Beleza dancers will transport us to Bahia with a Samba Reggae dance designed to get every audience member dancing as if on the streets of Salvador. Tudo Beleza dancers with their plumes of feathers and colorful costumes will further heat up the night dancing to the fast-paced and exciting Rio-Style Samba (Samba no Pe). Audience members will finish the evening dancing to band Sambatuque, accompanied by vibrant dancers from GiraSol, a Brazil-inspired Samba dance group.
The event will begin at 7pm and is intended for a 21 and older crowd (though children are welcome). Beer and wine will be available for purchase. Kitanda Café will provide authentic Brazilian food and drink.
Entrance with a requested $10 donation, with all proceeds benefiting Bahia Street.
Bahia Street is a non-profit organization based in Seattle, Salvador, and London, that breaks the cycle of poverty and violence through education. Bahia Street provides high quality education, health and nutrition services, leadership training, and community outreach with the goal of fostering greater equality for impoverished girls and their families living in the shantytowns of Salvador. Because of Bahia Street’s commitment to locally-driven social change, twelve girls have now entered university, and new initiatives focused on high school girls and the parents are supporting a next generation of activists able to work for change for their communities. www.bahiastreet.org
THANK YOU TO MARITIME BREWERY, CHATEAU STE MICHELLE, and ROCKRIDGE CIDERY FOR THEIR GENEROUS SUPPORT OF THIS EVENT!
UW Press to publish Dance!
May 20, 2010 | Bahia Street
Dance Lest We All Fall Down: Breaking Cycles of Poverty in Brazil and Beyond will be published by University of Washington Press in Fall 2010. It is available for order now.
When It Rains It Pours…
April 20, 2010 | Bahia StreetIt is the rainy season in Brazil, and the rains continue to cause destruction for those people who already live on the edge of survival. Pictures of floods in Rio have been shared by many news sources. Harder to find are pictures of the rains that are now hitting Salvador. I read one source yesterday that said that schools in Salvador were caused due to flooding in the streets. Indeed, we have experienced no luck getting through on the phones to Rita at the Bahia Street Center. Phone lines become unreliable when the weather turns. We will continue to monitor the situation and offer help as we can.
Rita has begun an evening class for 22 high school students. She determined at the end of last year that more support was needed to help high school-age girls get the education they need to get into university. They are receiving education in math, science, biology, and chemistry, as well as mentoring and social support as they have less time at the Center and find their own way in their public high schools. We are funding this program through donations and a grant that we received from the Oak Foundation in Switzerland.
And lastly, those of your in Seattle– mark your calendars! The 2nd annual Summer Beat dance party is scheduled to take place on Friday, June 11th, at the Youngstown building in West Seattle. All funds raised will support Bahia Street’s mission ending cycles of poverty and violence in Brazil. More information to come!
Stay Updated~
March 1, 2010 | Bahia StreetAn article was published about a recent yellow fever outbreak in a couple southern states in Brazil. According to the CDC, part of the state of Bahia is at risk for contracting yellow fever, but the area near the coast and Salvador is not included. Places with stagnant water and open sewage, like favelas and impoverished neighborhoods, are subject to increased risks with more areas for mosquitoes to breed. Many of Bahia Street’s students live in these kind of neighborhoods, but Bahia Street provides medical attention for each student. For more information about yellow fever and preventative methods read the Yellow Fever In Brazil article.
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