Samba New York! has been featured on TV Globo’s Jornal Nacional, Brazil’s most widely-viewed nightly news program; has helped Starbucks launch a new beverage on the CBS Early Show; has paraded through the heart of midtown Manhattan for an episode of Platinum Weddings on the We Entertainment Network; and was invited to open up for Skank, one of the most popular Brazilian bands, at the world famous Nokia Theatre in Times Square.

The group has sold out the acclaimed Joe’s Pub at The Public Theater and appeared at such other prestigious venues as The Brooklyn Museum for First Saturday, New York Botanical Garden, Prospect Park Zoo, Bronx Zoo, Sounds of Brazil, New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Copacabana, and Sushi Samba. Samba New York’s clients have included Bloomberg, Pepsi Co., Starbucks, Kraft Foods, and Enterprise Rent-a-Car.

Our professional performance company comprises a top-of-the-line roster of samba drummers and dancers; singers; guitarists; players of the cavaquinho, the characteristic small Brazilian guitar; the acrobatic performers of capoeira, an Afro-Brazilian martial art-dance; horn players; and whatever other type of performer may be required.

Our repertoire focuses on samba while also incorporating various other styles of Brazilian music and dance. Whether your event calls for an intimate bossa nova trio or a full-blown Carnaval extravaganza, Samba New York! will custom create the optimal show just for you!

Please contact us to discuss performance options. You’ll be glad you decided to go with Samba New York! We look forward to inspiring your guests out of their routine with the uplifting rhythms of Brazil!