12 th Independence Day Festival
Books for Brazil participated at the 12 th Independence Day Festival in Boston. We raised $81 from individual donations and made new contacts with the community.
Special thanks to the following volunteers: Rosana, Silvia, Mariana, Julie, David, Brigitte and Leo.
 Opening of the 12th Festival
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 Brigitte at the BFB table. Thanks!
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 Everybody joins the band dancing around the park
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 Bloco Band and Bumba meu boi.
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 Traditional music and dance
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 Silvia and Rosana helping out with the BFB table. Thanks!
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 Capoeira fighters demonstrating in the festival. It is a martial art mixed with music, created by the slaves to disguise combat techniques, allowing them to practice while captives.
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 The musicians are playing and singing in the background. The music dictates the pace of the fight.
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 It can be very dangerous as one hit can knock a person out, but it is one of the most graceful martial arts too.
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