BRAZIL AT THE NOTTING HILL FESTIVAL

• Grant number: 16/05716-2
• Support type: Scholarships abroad - Research
• Effective date (Start): March 15, 2017
• Effective date (End): September 14, 2017
• Field of knowledge: Humanities - History - History of Brazil
• Principal researcher: Fabiana Lopes da Cunha
• Grantee: Fabiana Lopes da Cunha
• Host: David Helier Treece
• Home Institution: Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Ourinhos. Ourinhos , SP, Brazil
• Research place: King's College London, England

Abstract

Our study aims to understand the importance of The Festival of Notting Hill to the spread of Samba and Carioca Carnival in London and understand,as well, how this event makes it possible the creation of a new type of identity , outcome of connections between different cultures and modern migrations, within the point of view of Cultural Translation.In order to do that, we will work mostly with two Samba Schools which have several Brazilians as members : the London School of Samba and the Paraiso School of Samba.