{"id":17363,"date":"2018-04-23T09:51:31","date_gmt":"2018-04-23T08:51:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brasilafro.net\/our-collective\/our-history\/"},"modified":"2024-03-28T14:00:52","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T13:00:52","slug":"our-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.brasilafro.net\/en\/our-collective\/our-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Our history"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"17363\" class=\"elementor elementor-17363 elementor-11667\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6c9218 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b6c9218\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15cf4e6 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"15cf4e6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4e265f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d4e265f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our history<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-093dfac e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"093dfac\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bc98fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9bc98fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">In 1997, the Brazilian artists&#8217; collective was born in Lille, founded by Brazilian composer Toninho Almeida with the mission of promoting the diversity of Brazilian culture. The early years saw the creation of shows with Toninho Almeida &amp; Mundo&#8217;s Band. The following years saw the release of albums, international performances and the expansion of the collective&#8217;s musical repertoire and line-up. In 2006, the association became a Brazilian music and dance school in Lille Fives, offering classes, original compositions and performances. 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Since 2010, the collective has been involved in solidarity projects in Brazil. In 2012, Toninho Almeida launched &#8220;Deu Forr\u00f3 no Samba&#8221; and became involved in popularizing forr\u00f3 in Lille, organizing the Lille Forr\u00f3 Festival from 2013-2015. The collaboration with lille3000 in 2015 gave rise to a street parade inspired by Brazilian carnivals. A new festival was born in 2016, Brasil Fusion Fest, marking the ongoing commitment to sharing Brazil&#8217;s cultural richness, this time blending capoeira with urban culture. The projects continue with the classic parades for neighborhood carnivals, upstream balls, the f\u00eate de la Saint Jean and summer events. For over 20 years, the collective has been on the move.  <\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f86cbb e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3f86cbb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f284b39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f284b39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brasilafro.net\/en\/contact\/\"><strong>? How to contact us?<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our history In 1997, the Brazilian artists&#8217; collective was born in Lille, founded by Brazilian composer Toninho Almeida with the mission of promoting the diversity of Brazilian culture. The early years saw the creation of shows with Toninho Almeida &amp; Mundo&#8217;s Band. The following years saw the release of albums, international performances and the expansion of the collective&#8217;s musical repertoire and line-up. In 2006, the association became a Brazilian music and dance school in Lille Fives, offering classes, original compositions and performances. Events such as the Carnaval Do Ax\u00e9 and Brazilian balls in Fives are part of their commitment to the neighbourhood. https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?si=5QiAQ7l3ekyJAqhd&#038;v=ajyNmd9ts9s&#038;feature=youtu.be La Barraca Zem became their flagship venue in 2009, and in the style of a samba school, the collective became involved in the Wazemmes district. Since 2010, the collective has been involved in solidarity projects in Brazil. In 2012, Toninho Almeida launched &#8220;Deu Forr\u00f3 no Samba&#8221; and became involved in popularizing forr\u00f3 in Lille, organizing the Lille Forr\u00f3 Festival from 2013-2015. The collaboration with lille3000 in 2015 gave rise to a street parade inspired by Brazilian carnivals. A new festival was born in 2016, Brasil Fusion Fest, marking the ongoing commitment to sharing Brazil&#8217;s cultural richness, this time blending capoeira with urban culture. 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