Festa Junina with Forróçacana at Black Cat (DC)
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EducArte celebrates its first annual Festa Junina party, featuring forró super band Forróçacana directly from Brazil!
Festa Junina is Brazil’s second largest festival after Carnival and just as fun! Celebrate this amazing festival with traditional music and dances like forró and quadrilha. This year, EducArte presents Forróçacana, one of Brazil’s most innovative forró bands, celebrating 25 years of thrilling audiences with their high-energy music.
Forróçacana emerged in 1997 from the union of a young group of musicians who had a shared love for forró pé de serra and were heavily inspired by forró legends Luiz Gonzaga, Jackson do Pandeiro, and Dominguinhos. Their unique style, born from three decades of performance, combines traditional forró with other Brazilian rhythms such as samba and choro, while also drawing from other influences such as rock and reggae music. They have made several global international tours and they now perform for the first time in Washington, DC.
Special guest DJ Grace will open the night. Special thanks to Mulheres Brasileiras de Virginia and Grupo Mulheres do Brasil Núcleo Washington DC for bringing their rich experience and knowledge of the traditional Festa Junina, complete with typical foods, Junina flags and decorations, and a fun enactment of the traditional “casamento na roça,” or shotgun wedding. Wear your best caipira costume! Forróçacana will bring the energy and get us dancing forró and quadrilha all night.
This is a family-friendly event. All ages are welcome.
Presented by EducArte.
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EducArte celebra sua primeira Festa Junina anual apresentando a banda de forró Forróçacana diretamente do Brasil!
A Festa Junina é o segundo maior festival do Brasil, após o Carnaval, com músicas e danças tradicionais como forró e quadrilhas. Forróçacana é uma das bandas de forró mais inovadoras do Brasil, comemorando 25 anos de empolgar o público com sua música energética e contagiosa.
Forróçacana surgiu em 1997 da união de um grupo jovem de músicos que tinham um amor pelo forró pé de serra e foram inspirados pelos ícones do forró Luiz Gonzaga, Jackson do Pandeiro e Dominguinhos. Seu estilo único, nascido de três décadas de atuação, combina forró tradicional com outros ritmos brasileiros como samba e choro, além de ser influenciado por outras vertentes como rock e reggae. Eles fizeram várias turnês internacionais globais e agora se apresentam pela primeira vez em Washington, DC.
DJ Grace abrirá a noite com forró e outras músicas favoritas da Festa Junina. Agradecimentos especiais às Mulheres Brasileiras de Virgínia e Grupo Mulheres do Brasil Núcleo Washington DC por trazerem sua rica experiência e conhecimento da tradicional Festa Junina, completa com comidas típicas, bandeirinhas e decorações juninas, e o tradicional ‘casamento na roça’. Use sua melhor roupa de caipira!
Este é um evento para toda a família. Todas as idades são bem-vindas.
Apresentado pela EducArte.
Event details
- Date/time: Thursday, June 13; doors open at 7:30PM; estimated event duration is 2.5 hours but is subject to artist discretion
- Schedule: 7:30PM DJ Grace, 8PM Quadrilha and Casamento Caipira, 8:30PM Forróçacana (subject to change)
- Location: Black Cat, 1811 14th St NW, Washington, DC 20009
- Tickets: General admission (standing) – $40 in advance, $45 at the door
- Ages: All ages are welcome
- Parking/transportation: Reserve parking through SpotHero; closest Metro stop is the U Street/Cardozo/African-American Civil War Memorial station (green line)
- Food/drink: Traditional Festa Junina foods by Prime Brazil Food will be available for purchase
- Donations: Bring shampoo and conditioner to donate to the Personal Care Foundation; see details below
Tickets are sold through the Black Cat website. Click here for information about ticketing and venue policies.
EducArte partners with the Personal Care Foundation
EducArte is proud to announce our partnership with the Personal Care Foundation. We will be collecting personal care products to support survivors of domestic violence at our Festa Junina with Forróçacana on June 13 at Black Cat.
Support this worthy cause by bringing and donating one or more of the following personal care items. PCF will be on site collecting shampoo and conditioner at the concert on June 13.
Personal Care Foundation is a Maryland-based 501(c)3 nonprofit that was founded by our Brazilian American friend Carol Freitas, who, after breaking free of an abusive relationship in 2018 and struggling to support her family, made it her mission to provide essential hygiene products to survivors of domestic violence and to foster their physical and mental well-being. A typical PCF Care Package includes full-size items such as shampoo, conditioner, soap, deodorant, toothpaste, toothbrush, disinfecting wipes, menstrual products, and SPF50 sunscreen.
Learn more about PCF, its care packages, and our friend and champion for domestic violence survivors, Carol Freitas, here: personalcarefoundation.org.
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