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Bloco das Manifestações Culturais Afoxé Babalotim

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São Paulo, SPSince 1998

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2026· 1 past parade

  • Event details

    February 17th, 2026

    Gathering
    14:00
    Parade
    14:30
    Dispersal
    15:45
    Gathering
    Av. Dr. José Aristodemos Pinotti
    Avenida Dep. Doutor Jose Aristodemos Pinotti, 122, Avenida Deputado Doutor José Aristodemo Pinotti, São Paulo
    Route
    Av. Dr. José Aristodemos Pinotti, Av. Nordestina
2025· 1 past parade

  • Event details

    March 4th, 2025

    Gathering
    17:00
    Parade
    18:00
    Dispersal
    18:00
    Gathering
    Avenida Dr. Jose Aristodemos Pinotti
    Avenida Dr. Jose Aristodemos Pinotti, São Paulo - SP
    Dispersal: entre Av. Nordestino e R. Moacir Dantas Itapicuru
    Route
    Av. Dr. Jose Aristodemos Pinotti, entre Av. Nordestino e R. Moacir Dantas Itapicuru

About Bloco das Manifestações Culturais Afoxé Babalotim

Founded in 1998, the Bloco das Manifestações Culturais Afoxé Babalotim emerged as an initiative of artists and cultural activists to promote Afro-Brazilian culture and combat racism. The bloc aims to value the African roots of Brazilian culture, promoting cultural diversity and respect for Afro identity.

The bloc performs annually at Carnival as a street bloc, with a parade marked by songs, dances, and percussion to the rhythm of afoxé, a musical style of African origin with influences from Candomblé.

About Bloco das Manifestações Culturais Afoxé Babalotim

Bloco das Manifestações Culturais Afoxé Babalotim: Celebrating Afro-Brazilian Culture

The Bloco das Manifestações Culturais Afoxé Babalotim is a carnival bloco that emerged in 1998 in the Liberdade neighborhood of São Paulo, with the aim of promoting Afro-Brazilian culture and combating racism.

Identity and Purpose

The bloco values the African roots of Brazilian culture, promoting cultural diversity and respect for Afro identity. Its annual parade is a space to express this identity through songs, dances, and percussion to the rhythm of afoxé, a musical style of African origin with influences from Candomblé.

Structure and Performances

Afoxé Babalotim presents itself as a street bloco, with a parade marked by a lot of music and animation. Its structure is composed of musicians, dancers, and percussionists who bring the vibration of Afro-Brazilian culture to the public.

Parades

The bloco holds its parades annually in the city of São Paulo, São Paulo, during the carnival period. Its schedule and specific location are announced closer to the holiday period.

Conclusion

The Bloco das Manifestações Culturais Afoxé Babalotim is an important representative of Afro-Brazilian culture in the São Paulo carnival. Its parade is an invitation to value cultural diversity, celebrate Afro identity, and fight against racism.

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City of origin
São Paulo, SP
Established
Since 1998
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