Head of Parade (2) - On Foot

Brazilian carnival street performers will front the parade as they used to do in Rio de Janeiro, their mother land. They will dance Marcha (classical carnival music), Frevo, Baião and Maracatu from the Northeast, plus Afro-inspired Afoxé and Samba Reggae from Bahia. This is an amazing display of colourful Carnival costumes.

Brazilian Samba Dancers (2) - On Foot

This is Samba, the dominant style in Southeast Brazil, centred on Rio de Janeiro. Dancers by training, they spent many seasons with samba schools in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo, not only learning the art of this dazzlingly complex dance, but also exploring the entire world of samba and lambada. We have dancers to create a whole dance flow of real Brazilian performers.

Carmen Miranda - On Foot

She is the Queen of every parade, a classic Latin American character. She will entertain the crowd as she passes with her beauty, her colourful costume, her graciousness move, and her ability to walk with this legendary basket full of fruit sitting on top of her head.

Fire Eaters - On Foot

Talented performers. Mick constantly strives to maintain the intensity of emotion he experienced as a child when viewing the circus for the first time. He says it is this never-relaxed state of "living on the edge" to which he attributes his success. This intense motivation is both exciting and electrifying to behold.

Crazy Drag Queens (3) - On Skates

Another element of fun. It is a tradition of all the great Carnivals like the one of Rio, Salvador, New Orleans (Mardi Gras) or Trinidad to have these amusing characters. Men dressed as women, carefully made up, long nails, beautiful dresses, false eye-slashes, and wigs, messing, imitating females, and having fun.

Clown - On Foot, Unicycle, Stilts

This classic character can’t be absent from any Festival. He comes in all shapes and sizes, and displays an amazing variety of skills: bouncing and clowning around, juggling, playing surprise tricks, teasing and chasing children, or the other way round! Face Painting, balloon moulding, Singing and Dancing, come natural to this much-loved funny character.

Acrobats

They are contorting Sea Creatures, Cheeky She-Devils, and quirky acrobatic Millennium Bugs from outer space. They are also class acrobats in amazing costumes bringing a bit of madness with a combination of acting, contortionism and sword juggling.

Leon The Disco King - On Stilts

This stilt walker has a fuse or two loose. His Neon springs ensure Leons dancing away to the constant music inside his head. He is guaranteed to bring the party wherever he goes.