Brazilian Music Life in New York City

And this is how we close our year... Watching Forró da Lapa live in Rio. Thank you everyone for all the love and Happy 2016! See you very soon with amazing surprises! 💃🏻 #forró #forroteria #forródalapa #estudantina #errejota #gafieira #lapa #forrodalapa #rio (at Gafieira Estudantina)

Tonight! ❤️ Brasil Loves Argentina ❤️ @thecarltonny @millesimenyc New York City #forró #tango #forroteria #argentina (at Millesime)

Who's ready to dance tonight? 😍 Doors open at 11pm! 85 Avenue A! NYC #les #forró #forroteria #bachata #party #brasilloves #dr #nyc #brazilian #dominican (at East Village/Lower East Side Historic District)

Yes baby! Tomorrow night! Cannot wait! Brasil Loves Dominican Republic live in the East Village - New York City ❤️❤️❤️ last tix available online!! #forró #forroteria #brasilloves #brasil #dominicanrepupublic #bachata #salsa #drom (at DROM)

We're very excited to have Mr. Giraudo's Tango group perform for us at Brasil Loves Argentina this Sunday! Originally from Córdoba Argentina, Pedro Giraudo moved to New York City in 1996. He has collaborated with Grammy award winner Pablo Ziegler, 9 time Grammy award winner Paquito D’Rivera, and Dizzy Gillespie’s protégé William Cepeda, as well as ‘Tango meets Jazz’ guests: Branford Marsalis, Kenny Garret, Regina Carter, Nestor Torres, Miguel Zenon among many others. In 2014 Ruben Blades’ CD “Tangos” on which he recorded bass won two Grammys Awards (Best Tango Album & Best Latin Pop). Pedro Giraudo has also been the musical director of Mariela Franganillo Company’s “Tango Connection” and “Tango Recuerdo” and performed with U.S.’s most prominent tango ensembles including ‘Forever Tango’, Hector Del Curto’s Eternal Tango, Fernando Otero’s X-Tango and Daniel Binelli’s ‘Tango Metropolis’. Pedro has participated in numerous jazz and music festivals throughout the North America, Europe, Latin America, the Caribbean and Asia, and performed in venues such as The Blue Note (Japan & USA), Birdland (Austria), London’s Queen Elizabeth Hall, Jazz Festival Royale in Thailand, Kennedy Center (Washington DC), Iridium, Jazz Standard, Blue Note, Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall (NYC). 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ #pedrogiraudo #tango #tangonyc #nyctango #milonga #forroteria #forró #tangomusic #argentina #brasil #brasilloves @millesimenyc @thecarltonny (at Millesime)

"Would you like to learn to Tango, darling?" ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ #alpacino #tango #scentofawoman #forró #forroteria #dec6 @millesimenyc @thecarltonny #nyctango (at Flatiron District)

Just announced! Brasil Loves Argentina ❤️ Sunday December 6th! Tango master Pedro Giraudo and band + forró greats Vitor Gonçalves + Ronaldo Andrade + DJ Agachadinho spinning! Beautiful nice of dancing fun... See you all there! #tango #tangonyc #nyctango #forró #forrofest #nycsalsa #forroteria #salsanyc #salsa #millesime #thecarlton #pedrogiraudo @ronaldo_sambany @thecarltonny @giraudo_pedro @millesimenyc (at The Carlton Hotel)

So great to see the amazing Antibalas with Reinaldo DeJesus and Amayo killing it last night in Williamsburg.... que p-a-n-c-a-d-a❗️❤️👊🏻 #antibalas #amayo #fela #afrobeat #jovanotti #brooklynbowl (at Brooklyn Bowl)

Zeca live in Astoria bombadasso! Parabéns @josimar_nybrazil_ ! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 #zecapagodinho #astoria #melroseballroom #serhumano #pagode #samba #zeca (at Melrose Ballroom)

Big thanks to the awesome @yubakery for coming by our party last weekend with an entire bag of their amazing #yupuffs ❤️ they were all gone the moment we announced the giveaway on stage! 😋 #obrigado #delicious #polvilho #forró #forroteria #brasillovescuba #brazilianfood (at New York, New York)

Thank you all for coming out last Saturday! Pics are up on facebook... This is the super talented singer @ronaldo_sambany moment in the show... Arrasou mano! Obrigado pela moral! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 (at The Carlton Hotel)

Great Sunday show!!! @davivieira21 @clubbonafide 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 #davivieira #clubbonafide #sundays #braziliannight #hiphop #axé #bahia #newyork #papito (at Club Bonafide)

🌺 Hey muchacha!!!! Brasil Loves Cuba is SATURDAY NIGHT!!! 😳 #celiacruz #forró #salsa #forroteria #brasillovescuba #brasil #cuba #bigparty #danceallnight #luizgonzaga (at Millesime)

Are you coming Saturday or what? 😒 #forró #forroteria #celiacruz #luizgonzaga #brasillovescuba #brasil #cuba #salsa (at New York, New York)

Where words leave off, music begins... ❤️ Last call for half-priced tickets amigos! #brasillovescuba #forró #salsa #salsanyc #cuba #brasil #newyork #salsanyc @thecarltonny @millesimenyc #saturdaynight (at The Carlton Hotel)

Que bunitinho! 😍 Got your half-price ticket yet? This Saturday night amigos! #forroteria #brasillovescuba #forró #party #salsa #salsanyc #cuba #newyork #brasil @thecarltonny @millesimenyc (at The Carlton Hotel)

❤️ (at New York, New York)