BrazilCarnival

I had the most amazing time with Christine and her dancers!

From our first call, Christine got it. Sérgio Mendes was the soundtrack of my childhood, and even though samba isn't something I've ever pursued, I wanted it to be part of my party. She made it come alive for me and made sure my guests knew how to jump in and have fun too. She was communicative, easygoing, and had a strong vision of her own. She also answered the questions I didn't know to ask.

The dancers. Wow! Total professionals, like Broadway or Vegas level athletes. But they were also so warm. The whole point of my birthday was to dance, and when my friends weren't quite ready yet, the two of them danced right alongside me, mirroring my steps so I felt like part of the group. It felt like going out dancing with my best friends. Sure, it's their job, but it felt completely genuine. They made me and the other birthday girls feel like a million bucks.

And the outfits! Christine told me they'd be big. I was still stunned. A couple of photographers in my friend group were beside themselves getting to shoot something so colorful and beautiful.

This sounds cheesy, but I left my own birthday party feeling better about myself than when I walked in. I didn't expect that from a booking. Book them.

Omg! Words can't express how perfect everything about Brazil carnival was and is! Superseded my expectations completely! Awesome! Awesome! Awesome! And yes they do bring Brazil to you! Amazing ! Thank you!!

Christine Portella, the owner of Brazil Carnival, was prompt, quick to respond to all my emails and extremely easy to work with.

I connected with Christine after posting a request on Gig Salad in July 2014 for our April 2015 wedding. She was the first to respond and had been responsive to our 100+ questions for 7 months until we finally pulled the trigger to go with her 3 amazingly beautiful Samba Dancers and 3 percussionists.

From the beginning, she assured me that her dancers are the BEST, and honestly, she couldn't be more right. Christine met us in SD (we are from SF) in July 2014 and she checked out the venue and space before our wedding (once we became more serious about having samba dancers at our wedding), which was definitely necessary and made me feel more comfortable. She was honest about her thoughts/concerns and we worked through the plan together - she ultimately put our vision to life!

Our guests were AMAZED by the wonderful performance. I'm so glad we chose to have samba dancers as our entertainment and even more glad that we requested percussionists as well! Without the percussionists, we wouldn't have been able to have the true Brazilian beat and feel.

For a wedding, or any event, it's very important to have responsive vendors who actually listen to your needs. Christine exceeded my expectations. I would give Christine's service and the dancers & percussionist's performance 10 STARS!

I hope I can throw another event in San Diego only to have Brazil Carnival perform.
Just amazing!

Christine and her dancers really helped bring the life to our corporate party. We hired them to provide a show while our clients enjoyed their dinner. They finished by getting everyone on the dance floor and helped us be the talk of the conference for the rest of the week.

The Samba Dancers and their performance was absolutely beautiful! The gals were so personable, so professional, so engaging! The guests could not stop talking about the show! Thank you for helping make the evening unforgettable for Alyssa and Dominic, their families and their guests!!!