August events calendar - The Seattle Times

August events calendar
The Seattle Times
2-5 Carnival, vendors, food, entertainment, children's activities, 4-H and FFA animal exhibits, car show and chili cook-off. 5-10 pm Aug. 2, 11 am-11 pm Aug. 3-4, noon-10 pm Aug. 5, Enumclaw Expo Center, 45224 284th Ave. SE, Enumclaw; $5 (866-99-FAIRS ...

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Capturing the world through photography, video and multimedia - Los Angeles Times


Los Angeles Times
Capturing the world through photography, video and multimedia
Los Angeles Times
Cannes, France — Czech model Petra Nemcova poses during a photo call of "Haiti: Carnival in Cannes," an event to raise money for charities working in Haiti, at the 65th Cannes Film Festival. Tanegashima, Japan — This trace of a moving light is made ...

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Brazil's Bright Future as a Connected Economy - The Network

Brazil's Bright Future as a Connected Economy
The Network
Last year J Walter Thompson, the advertising giant, noted that social media-mad Brazilians were behind the re-emergence of local street carnivals or blocos alongside the main Rio event, which attracts two million people a day. This was hardly the first ...

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Macy's Pays Tribute to Brazil with Multifaceted Campaign Launching This Week - MarketWatch (press release)

Macy's Pays Tribute to Brazil with Multifaceted Campaign Launching This Week
MarketWatch (press release)
Paired with large, artfully crafted Brazil-shaped floor markers installed throughout Macy's stores, the application interacts with map markers, each triggering a unique augmented reality experience including a trip to the Amazon, Carnival, ...

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Macy's Pays Tribute to Brazil with Multifaceted Campaign Launching This Week - EON: Enhanced Online News (press release)

Macy's Pays Tribute to Brazil with Multifaceted Campaign Launching This Week
EON: Enhanced Online News (press release)
Paired with large, artfully crafted Brazil-shaped floor markers installed throughout Macy's stores, the application interacts with map markers, each triggering a unique augmented reality experience including a trip to the Amazon, Carnival, ...

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR: What's Happening, May 17 - 23 - Ukiah Daily Journal

COMMUNITY CALENDAR: What's Happening, May 17 - 23
Ukiah Daily Journal
National Nursing Home Week: Redwood Cove Healthcare Center presents the inaugural Redwood Cove Carnival Day from 1 - 5 pm at 1162 South Dora St., Ukiah. Family friendly event with food, games, prizes, music, face painting, jump house, cotton candy and ...

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The Harmonica-Playing Baron Of Belgium - Boise State Public Radio

The Harmonica-Playing Baron Of Belgium
Boise State Public Radio
In Brussels, his long-time pianist Kenny Werner and guitarist Oscar Castro-Neves came from the US and Brazil, respectively. In Hasselt, Thielemans — who had broken his foot — performed from a wheelchair. And last night and tonight, May 17 and 18, ...

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Live coverage from the Olympic Torch Relay through Cornwall - This is Cornwall

Live coverage from the Olympic Torch Relay through Cornwall
This is Cornwall
Torch bearers in St Stephen are Garvey Evans, Rossi Ross, Revis Crowle and Val Hawken. The crowds were out in force this afternoon to welcome the Olympic Torch to Newquay. One member of the crowd whipped that even the carnival doesn't get the fanfare ...

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Samba bands booked for Liverpool's Brazilica festival - Liverpool Echo

Samba bands booked for Liverpool's Brazilica festival
Liverpool Echo
by Staff Reporter, Liverpool Echo SAMBA bands and performers from across the globe will take over Liverpool from July 13-15 for the UK's largest Brazilian carnival event. Brazilica attracted 60000 revellers last year and organiser Liverpool Carnival ...

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Covering the planet with beats - Independent Online


Independent Online
Covering the planet with beats
Independent Online
Without any recorded material, this trio made up of Brazilian Cid Travaglia, Mozambican Ivo Maia and Israeli Ita Mar Weiss have finally decided to deliver their much-anticipated album, Obrigado Crazy Road. A mini-street carnival is had with their music ...

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