National Black Arts Festival: Brazil Fest

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National Black Arts Festival: Brazil Fest

Olodum, Afro Brazilian percussion group, performs during the Brazil Fest Thursday night at Centennial Olympic Park as the National Black Arts Festival and the Brazilian Consulate celebrating the culture of Brazil. Thursday, July 15, 2010.

A member of Olodum performs during the Brazil Fest Thursday night at Centennial Olympic Park as the National Black Arts Festival and the Brazilian Consulate celebrate the culture of Brazil. Olodum, which got its start in 1970 as a Carnival group in its hometown of Salvador, is an internationally acclaimed Afro-Brazilian culture group. Thursday, July 15, 2010

Rosemari Felix, of Atlanta, dances with her national flag during the Brazil Fest.

Olodum, Afro Brazilian percussion group, performs during the Brazil Fest.

Olodum, Afro Brazilian percussion group, performs during the Brazil Fest Thursday night at Centennial Olympic Park.

A member of Olodum performs during the Brazil Fest.

A member of Olodum performs during the Brazil Fest.

Margarete Mote, of Decatur and originally from Brazil, gets excited as she listens to the rhythms of Afro Brazilian percussion group Olodum during the Brazil Fest.

Ethan Ravsch, 6, runs with the flag of Brazil during the Brazil Fest. Ethan came with his mother Karine Silva who was originally from Brazil.

Adriana Leao (center left) and Marta Dos Santos (center right), both live in Atlanta but originally from Brazil, dance to the rhythms of Afro Brazilian percussion group Olodum.

A member of Olodum performs during the Brazil Fest.

People dance to the rhythms of Afro Brazilian percussion group Olodum during the Brazil Fest.

Olodum, Afro Brazilian percussion group, performs during the Brazil Fest Thursday night at Centennial Olympic Park as the National Black Arts Festival and the Brazilian Consulate celebrate the culture of Brazil.

Bossa singer Marcia Bittencourt performs during the Brazil Fest.

Marcia Bittencourt and Bossa Rio Band perform during the Brazil Fest.

A member of Olodum performs during the Brazil Fest.

Marcia Bittencourt (center), of Philadelphia, PA and originally from Brazil, gets excited as she listens to the rhythms of Afro Brazilian percussion group Olodum during the Brazil Fest.

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A member of Olodum performs during the Brazil Fest Thursday night at Centennial Olympic Park as the National Black Arts Festival and the Brazilian Consulate celebrate the culture of Brazil. Olodum, which got its start in 1970 as a Carnival group in its hometown of Salvador, is an internationally acclaimed Afro-Brazilian culture group. Thursday, July 15, 2010

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