September 25
- Acadêmicos starts its 2010-2011 season with a bang at Ruta Maya! Saturday, September 25. Show starts at 9 pm. Ruta Maya Coffee House, 3601 South Congress Avenue. $12 at the door.
Show line-up:
Capoeira Evolução (acrobatic martial arts and great music)
Anne Simoni (award-winning Brazilian vocalist)
Austin Samba School (1st set)
Seu Jacinto (forró your buns off!)
Austin Samba School (2nd set)
Os Alquimistas (doing a new set of high energy Brazilian music)
Come celebrate the kick-off of our new season as we start to get ready for 2011 Carnaval. This year's Carnaval enredo (theme)is "Alice in Wonderland!"
Acadêmicos da Ópera: a staple feature at Carnaval Brasileiro and Ruta Maya World Carnaval.
Acadêmicos da Ópera performs in Austin and throughout Texas on a regular basis. By far, the samba school's biggest and best performance has been Carnaval Brasileiro in Austin, Texas. Billed as possibly the largest Brazilian Carnaval party in the United States, nearly 6,000 partygoers in costume dance the night away at the Palmer Events Center in Austin every February.
The Samba School is also a regular at the Ruta Maya World Carnaval in Austin and the Fiesta Flambeau parade in San Antonio, Texas. Together with Las Monas Performance Company, we received the 2010 Flambeau Director's Award and came first in the "Best Marching Band" category! See more of what we do on our Media page.
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