2025 Brazilian Carnaval in Calgary
Saturday, March 1st doors at 6:30pm
- MENI Axé Band from Vancouver
- JOSÉ NETO & Os BANANAS Band from Calgary
- Roda de Samba Group (Alê, Neto, Rodolfo, Franco & Gabriel)
- Catering & Bar Service by Minas Restaurant
- Kids Entertainment
- Sorry, we are SOLD OUT. If you want to attend and do not have a ticket, please email us at eventos@brazilianassociation.org We will notify you if when we have tickets available to sell – we anticipate that this may happen about 8:30pm
Get ready for an exhilarating BRAZILIAN CARNAVAL rhythms and vibrant performances
CULTURAL PROGRAM
- 6:30 kids play with Daniele Ingram
- 6:45 Costume Contest
- 7pm SambaEh Roda de Samba de Calgary – Alê (Singer), José Neto (vocals & percussion), Rodolfo Dantas (vocals, acoustic guitar & percussion), Franco (percussion & cavaquinho), Gabriel (vocals, percussion, acoustic guitar)
- 7:40 pm JOSÉ NETO & Os Bananas Band with José NETO (singer), Jansen (guitar), Rodrigo (bass), Júlio (drums), Franco (percussion)
- 8:45pm Samba Brasil Heritage dance samba show with Daniele Drake, Marli Valete, Cleane Silva & Jade Buffong
- 9 pm Dance Workshop with Bia Oliveira
- 9:20 PM MENI Axé Band from Vancouver – with MENILSON Filho (singer), Tiago (guitar), Yuri (bass), Paula (drums), Rilk (percussion)
- 11pm end
Door Prizes & Costume Contest sponsored by:
- 2 GreenDoors
- Brazil Connection
- Yellow Dots Studio
- Samba Brazilian Market
Food & Drinks by Minas Steak House


Tickets on Sale Now – please note below the prices by batch and end dates for each batch or until supplies last:
- Adult:
Batch#1 @$15 ends Feb. 16
Batch#2 @$18 ends Feb. 24
Batch#3 @$22 Feb. 25 to Mar 1st - Adult Member*:
Batch#1 @$8 ends Feb. 16
Batch#2 @$10 ends Feb 24
Batch#3 @$15 Feb. 25 to Mar 1st - Kids 12 and under: $7
- Kids Member* 12 and under: $5
- Kids 5 and under (including babies): $2
* Members’ ticket prices are for Members with active membership status at the date of the event. In case of questions please contact us at membership@BrazilianAssociation.org
Poster Art work credits: Carla Springer Studios
Meni: Menilson Filho
José Neto’s: Zak Souter-Lucas