Annual Mardi Gras Brazil Carnaval Conference 2026Five days of training culminating into the biggest parade in New Orleans Endymion Parade. Come and be a part of this historic event.Why Attend Mardi Gras Brazil Carnaval Conference 2026?Join us at the inaugural New Orleans Mardi Gras Brazil Carnaval conference, sponsored by Escola de Samba Casa Samba! Get ready for four days of training leading up to the epic Endymion Parade, the biggest parade in New Orleans. Don’t miss this priceless opportunity to be part of history and experience the magic of the parade from the inside. It’s an experience of a lifetime!Along with this lifetime experience, you will be helping to restart the NORDC and Casa Samba Community children’s program called the Samba Kids www.sambakids.com.The program has been around for more than 20 years, with the proceeds from the registration for this Carnaval conference in 2026. Casa Samba will be able to build our children’s program back up to doing the festivals and performances around the city representing Youth involved in Afro-Brazilian culture.Description: The Conference will take place from February 9 to February 14th. Rehearsals will be held from Monday to Friday, with two sessions per day from 10 AM to 12 PM and 3:15 PM to 5 PM. Additionally, there will be two mandatory rehearsals on Thursday and Friday. On Friday, costume distribution will take place for the percussion band (Bateria), and a dress rehearsal for all participants, including individual animal sections. Important instructions regarding meeting points and items allowed at the parade will also be provided.Using Afro-Brazilian rhythms and dance of Carnaval in Rio and Bahia, a mixture of both. Plus, this is a melting pot city, we have to include the Oxossi rhythms in this Carnaval 2025 mixture of Brazil and New Orleans rhythms.Check-in - Monday 10 AM to 5 PM for registration and check-inRehearsals - Monday - Friday General rehearsals between 10 to 5 PM, including a 30-minute snack breakNight performances - Monday and Tuesday featuring New Orleans and Brazilian cultural performancesCostume fitting - Friday the 13th for inspection, distribution of costumes, and information and credentialsEndymion Parade - Saturday February 14th, the big day in the big easy! This is the day of the parade, We meet the Bus at the Annunciation Center, 800 Race, at 10 A.M. The Location the Parde will start is at Marconi Drive and city Park Avenue in City Park