Special thanks to our Bateria, under the direction of Philip Galinsky, Ph.D. (aka Dr. Samba); Managing Director, Valerie Galinsky; Queen of the Drums 2017, Dani Carioca; King of the Drums 2017, Wilderlei Santos; Princesses of the Drums 2017, Vanessa Freitas and Emi Ueda; Flag Bearer, Ana Fernandez; Master of Ceremonies, Vilcimar Conceição; the Samba Freaks dance wing under the direction of Danielle Lima; and all the many volunteers who helped make this Parade possible. Thanks also to Everton Isidoro for the musical arrangement featured in this video. Video by Valerie Galinsky. For more information, visit: www.sambanewyork.com.
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