Organisers have confirmed the route for this Saturday’s colourful Brazilian carnival parade through Liverpool. Thousands of people are expected to line the streets for the event, which forms part of the 10th annual Brazilica festival. Starting from Abercromby Square at 8pm, this year’s carnival will have a new finishing location in the ... Read More...
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An academy dedicated to Brazilian fight-dance activity Capoeira is to open in Liverpool at the site of the former Cain’s Brewery. Mestre Parente will launch the academy, which is the first of its kind in the region, at the new Northern Lights creative space on 7 November. The Capoeira classes will allow ... Read More...
Born and raised in Anfield, table tennis professional Jack Hunter-Spivey is the only player ever to win the junior, senior and open British titles in the same year. A wheelchair user due to cerebral palsy, Jack narrowly missed out on selection for London 2012 and is relishing the opportunity to take ... Read More...
With the 2016 Olympic Games getting underway in Rio, now is the perfect time to sample the flavours on offer from the home of samba dance, Copacabana beach and the world’s most successful national football team. Brazil’s food and drink delicacies are as exuberant and colourful as the Rio Carnival, and ... Read More...
Liverpool’s international samba festival is heading to the city’s commercial district for the first time. Brazilica 2016 will be held in Derby Square this summer after five successful years at Williamson Square. First held in 2008 during the city’s year as Capital of Culture, event is the largest annual celebration of Brazilian ... Read More...