Experience Brazil
Sat. & Sun., October 3 & 4, 2026
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Included with paid museum admission; free for members
Schedule of Activities
Feel the rhythms of Brazil! Enjoy live bossa nova, música popular brasileira, and samba performances, an energetic capoeira workshop, engaging curator talks, and more.
Supported by the Casa Brazil and BR Events Arizona
Programming supported in part by the City of Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture and Arizona Commission on the Arts
Space is limited; all activities are first come, first served.
Craft: Matchbox Pocket Ganzá
9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
South El Río
Assemble and decorate your own authentic pocket shaker.
Photo Booth
9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
El Río
Have your picture taken in our hands-free photo booth! Digitally share your pictures and tag us with #MIMphx for a chance to be featured on our social media.
Drop-In Guitar Performance: Luis Martinez
9:30–10:30 a.m.
Main Courtyard
Enjoy a cup of coffee and listen to instrumental Brazilian guitar music.
Brazilian Folk Performance: MaisCéu
11:15 a.m.–noon
North El Río
Hear the fusion of Minas Gerais folk music and Appalachian folk music in this unforgettable acoustic set.
Curator Talk: How Bahia Reinvented Carnival—Samba, Reggae, and Afro-Brazilian Music
Noon–12:30 p.m.
Event Room 2
Join Daniel Piper, MIM’s curator for Latin America, to explore how local traditions and global influences came together to create one of the world’s most vibrant celebrations of Afro-Brazilian culture.
Capoeira Workshop: Grupo Axé Capoeira of Arizona
12:30–1:00 p.m.
Event Room 3
Learn the basics of capoeira, an Afro-Brazilian martial art that combines music, dance, and acrobatics.
Brazilian Jazz Performance: Bossa Brazil
1:15–2:00 p.m.
North El Río
Groove to the rhythms of classic samba and bossa nova from this Arizona group.
Guest Talk: From Minas to the Blue Ridge—Echoes of Clube da Esquina
2:15–2:45 p.m.
Event Room 2
Explore the legacy of Minas Gerais’s Clube da Esquina movement and its lasting musical influence with Brazilian American songwriter Jimmie Griffith.
Brazilian Samba Performance: Radio Brazil Band
3:15–4:00 p.m.
North El Río
Dance along to the sounds of samba, axé, forró, and more from this energetic local Brazilian band.
Space is limited; all activities are first come, first served.
Craft: Matchbox Pocket Ganzá
9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
South El Río
Assemble and decorate your own authentic pocket shaker.
Photo Booth
9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
El Río
Have your picture taken in our hands-free photo booth! Digitally share your pictures and tag us with #MIMphx for a chance to be featured on our social media.
Drop-In Guitar Performance: Luis Martinez
9:30–10:30 a.m.
Main Courtyard
Enjoy a cup of coffee and listen to instrumental Brazilian guitar music.
Brazilian Folk Performance: MaisCéu
11:15 a.m.–noon
North El Río
Hear the fusion of Minas Gerais folk music and Appalachian folk music in this unforgettable acoustic set.
Curator Talk: How Bahia Reinvented Carnival—Samba, Reggae, and Afro-Brazilian Music
Noon–12:30 p.m.
Event Room 2
Join Daniel Piper, MIM’s curator for Latin America, to explore how local traditions and global influences came together to create one of the world’s most vibrant celebrations of Afro-Brazilian culture.
Capoeira Workshop: Grupo Axé Capoeira of Arizona
12:30–1:00 p.m.
Event Room 3
Learn the basics of capoeira, an Afro-Brazilian martial art that combines music, dance, and acrobatics.
Brazilian Jazz Performance: Bossa Brazil
1:15–2:00 p.m.
North El Río
Groove to the rhythms of classic samba and bossa nova from this Arizona group.
Guest Talk: From Minas to the Blue Ridge—Echoes of Clube da Esquina
2:15–2:45 p.m.
Event Room 2
Explore the legacy of Minas Gerais’s Clube da Esquina movement and its lasting musical influence with Brazilian American songwriter Jimmie Griffith.
Brazilian Samba Performance: Radio Brazil Band
3:15–4:00 p.m.
North El Río
Dance along to the sounds of samba, axé, forró, and more from this energetic local Brazilian band.
Lunch at Café Allegro
Offered daily 11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Enjoy a menu of delicious global cuisine with fresh entrées, salads, soups, and grill items showcasing local produce and flavors from around the world.
Programming supported in part by
City of Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture
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