This event takes place rain or shine! Activities will move indoors as weather dictates…the forecast is FUN.

Join us for a celebration of Brazil’s cultural and artistic heritage! Find inspiration in our Axé Bahia exhibition, create your own musical instruments, and learn to Samba alongside performers from LA-based dance company Viver Brasil for a jolt of joyful color, thrilling rhythms, and communal celebration.

Parking available in UCLA Lot 4, 221 Westwood Plaza, directly off Sunset Blvd | $12/day
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About the Exhibition

Axé Bahia: The Power of Art in an Afro-Brazilian Metropolis, explores the distinctive cultural role of the city of Salvador, the coastal capital of the Brazilian state of Bahia and an internationally renowned center of Afro-Brazilian culture. Featuring more than 100 works from the mid-20th century to the present, including a stunning array of sculpture, painting, photography, video, and installation art, the exhibition explores the complexities of race and cultural affiliation in Brazil, and the provoca­tive ways in which artists have experienced and responded creatively to prevailing realities of Afro-Brazilian identity in Bahia.

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