TROPICALIA! PRE-CARNAVAL gets you ready for the season. Begin with the dining elegance of savory Latin cuisine accompanied by the sophisticated sounds of Bossa Nova sensations, THE MISTURA FINA TRIO & KARINA STONE. Before the “Grande Festa” arrives in full force Monica Beltrame, RAINHA DA BATERIA, will warm up any new “Sambistas”, teaching you how to "Rebolar" and "Sambar" in true Brazilian style. While you dance CIBELLE IGLESIAS sings pagode, dazzling samba disciples with her sultry cabaret style!

Filled with the heated Carnaval spirit of grace and beauty, what follows is the BRASIL NATIVA DANCERS, accompanied by the 9-piece BANDA SAMBACANA and Lula's resident samba school, the explosive rhythms of the ESCOLA DE SAMBA.

Late in the evening is a special folkloric-funk, meeting of two worlds, live urban-mix featuring CONTRA-MESTRE BOLA and members of the BATERIA. DJ RADAMÉS will glue it all together for a complete evening of TROPICALIA PRE-CARNAVAL!: from groovy bossa to madness!