Brazilian Street Carnaval

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The Brazilian Street Carnaval is an annual event in Long Beach, California that emulates the Rio-Style carnaval parades and bands that happen in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil during their carnaval in February or March. Founded in 1996, it takes place on the third Sunday of September and brings together the members of the Los Angeles County Brazilian community of several thousand people.

The event is sponsored and run by the Brazilian non-profit group, SambaLá Samba School.

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