Category Archives: Samba

New gallery: Império do Papagaio at Kallio Kukkii 2018 Festival

June 1, 2018 by Mikael Rantalainen | Comments Off

Link to Império do Papagaio at Kallio Kukkii Festival 2018 gallery

Kallio Kukkii Festival was arranged on 11.5.-20.5.2018. This festival offers tens of different cultural events organized by various local associations, communities and enterprises. Part of this festival is a samba parade that is arranged on the last day. The Samba School Império do Papagaio uses this parade as practice for the Helsinki Samba Carnaval. Império do Papagaio at Kallio Kukkii 2018 Festival gallery has some photos from this practice parade.

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New galleries: Helsinki Samba Carnaval 2017

October 29, 2017 by Mikael Rantalainen | Comments Off

União da Roseira / Link to Helsinki Samba Carnaval 2017 – Part I gallery

27. Helsinki Samba Carnaval was arranged on 10.6.2017. This was the 9th year when I was photographing the Samba Carnaval for the The Association of Finnish Samba Schools (SSKL). My parade photos are visible in Helsinki Samba Carnaval 2017 – Part I and Helsinki Samba Carnaval 2017 – Part II galleries.

Império do Papagaio / Link to Helsinki Samba Carnaval 2017 – Part II gallery

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New gallery: Império do Papagaio at Kallio Kukkii 2017 Festival

May 28, 2017 by Mikael Rantalainen | Comments Off

Link to Império do Papagaio at Kallio Kukkii 2017 Festival gallery

Kallio Kukkii Festival was arranged on 13.5.-21.5.2017. The festival offers tens of different cultural events organized by various local associations, communities and enterprises.

Part of this festival was also the samba parade that was arranged on the last day. The Samba School Império do Papagaio uses this parade as practice for the Helsinki Samba Carnaval. XXVII Helsinki Samba Carnaval will be arranged on 9.-10.6.2017. Visiting the carnaval is highly recommended! I will be there also photographing the events 🙂

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New gallery: Winter Carnival 2016

January 26, 2017 by Mikael | Comments Off

Link to Winter Carnival 2016 gallery

Sambic organized Winter Carnival in Original Sokos Hotel Vantaa on 23.1.2016. The performers of the evening were: Grupo Café, Sambic, Império do Papagaio and Dj Deannys. My Winter Carnival 2016 gallery has 102 photos from that evening.

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New galleries: Helsinki Samba Carnaval 2015

January 17, 2017 by Mikael Rantalainen | Comments Off

Império do Papagaio / Link to Helsinki Samba Carnaval 2015 – Parade Part I gallery

25. Helsinki Samba Carnaval was arranged on 6.6.2015. This was the 7th year when I was photographing the Samba Carnaval for the The Association of Finnish Samba Schools (SSKL). My parade photos are now visible in Helsinki Samba Carnaval 2015 – Parade Part I and Helsinki Samba Carnaval 2015 – Parade Part II galleries. The theme of Império do Papagaio was “Punk”, so we has also unusual samba costumes and expressions in the parade 😉

Samba Carioca / Link to Helsinki Samba Carnaval 2015 – Parade Part II gallery

I photographed also the Baile do Carnaval, and photos from there can be seen in this gallery: Helsinki Samba Carnaval 2015 – Baile do Carnaval.

Baile do Carnaval / Link to Helsinki Samba Carnaval 2015 – Baile do Carnaval gallery

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New gallery: Helsinki Samba Carnaval 2014 Parade

January 16, 2017 by Mikael Rantalainen | Comments Off

Império do Papagaio / Link to Helsinki Samba Carnaval 2014 Parade gallery

24. Helsinki Samba Carnaval was arranged on 7.6.2014. This was the 6th year when I was photographing the Samba Carnaval for the The Association of Finnish Samba Schools (SSKL). My parade photos are now visible in Helsinki Samba Carnaval 2014 – Parade gallery. Unfortunately I had flu, so I did not photograph the Baile do Carnaval. But I did not want to miss parade, as I have photographed it every year since 2003 🙂

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Photos from 23. Helsinki Samba Carnaval

June 11, 2013 by Mikael | Comments Off
Link to 23. Helsinki Samba Carnaval - Parade gallery

Link to 23. Helsinki Samba Carnaval – Parade gallery

23. Helsinki Samba Carnaval was arranged on last weekend. This was the 5th year when I was photographing the Samba Carnaval for the The Association of Finnish Samba Schools (SSKL). Here are the first photos from the parade. I will add more photos during next weeks, and I will make also a gallery for Baile do Carnaval.

I will add event photos typically first to my Facebook page, so if you want to see them as soon as possible, like my page!

Update 19.6.: All parade photos are now visible: Helsinki Samba Carnaval 2013 – Parade Part 1 and Parade Part II.

Samba el Gambo, Baile do Carnaval, 23. Helsinki Samba Carnaval

Link to Helsinki Samba Carnaval 2013 – Baile do Carnaval gallery

Update 19.4.2014: I forgot to add photos from Baile do Carnaval earlier, but they are now visible: Helsinki Samba Carnaval 2013 – Baile do Carnaval.

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New gallery: Império do Papagaio at Kallio Kukkii 2013 Festival

May 24, 2013 by Mikael | Comments Off
Império do Papagaio at Kallio Kukkii 2013 Festival

Link to Império do Papagaio at Kallio Kukkii 2013 Festival gallery

Kallio Kukkii Festival was arranged 10.5.-19.5.2013. The festival offers different cultural events organized by various local associations, communities and enterprises. Part of this festival was also the parade that was arranged last Sunday. The main focus of the parade was The Samba School Império do Papagaio.

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New galleries: Helsinki Samba Carnaval 2012 – Parade and Baile do Carnaval

June 20, 2012 by Mikael | Comments Off
Helsinki Samba Carnaval 2012, Helsinki, Finland

Link to Helsinki Samba Carnaval 2012 Parade gallery

22. Helsinki Samba Carnaval was arranged last weekend 15.-16.6.2012. This was the 10th year when I was photographing the Helsinki Samba Carnaval 🙂 First years were just for fun, but last four years I have been taking photos for the The Association of Finnish Samba Schools (SSKL). As official photographer I had the benefit that I could move freely within the parade area. Here are two fast galleries from the carnival: Parade and Baile do Carnaval.

Baile do Carnaval, Helsinki Samba Carnaval 2012, Helsinki, Finland

Link to Baile do Carnaval gallery

This parade was also National Championships of Finnish samba schools. Império do Papagaio won the competition. Congratulations!

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New galleries: Helsinki Samba Carnaval 2011 parade

July 4, 2011 by Mikael | Comments Off
Helsinki Samba Carnaval 2011 - Parade Gallery I

Link to Gallery I
Helsinki Samba Carnaval 2011 - Parade Gallery II

Link to Gallery II

21. Helsinki Samba Carnaval was arranged on 10.-11.6.2011. Here are my galleries from the parade: In Gallery I are Sambic, Império do Papagaio, Samba Maracanã and Samba Tropical. In Gallery II are União da Roseira and Samba el Gambo.

This parade was also National Championships of Finnish samba schools. União da Roseira won the competition. Império do Papagaio was the second. Congratulations!

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