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Ringling International Arts Festival kicks off with courtyard celebration

The performing-arts festival opened with an evening of Brazilian flair.

By Nick Friedman
| 1:01 p.m. October 14, 2016

Arts + Culture

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The Ringling International Arts Festival kicked off with courtyard festivities and a celebration of Brazilian culture. Dendê and Band performed Afro-Brazilian music while dancers taught the crowd new moves.

Martial artists perform as visitors enter the celebration.

Stevie Ramsey and Megan Salazar-Walsh

David Cordeiro, Tiago Garcia, Mamiko Watnabe and Ben Oliveira

Calvin and Kerry Falwell

Philistine Hamdan, Ashley Zalkin and Alyssa Esteban

Linda Hrebien and Todd McCammack

Thomas Monckton

Jane and Steve Fillo

Jaycie Leibin and Leisha Miller

Dancers lead the crowd.

Ofelia and Rafael Uribe

Dancers lead the crowd.

Dendê and Band performs Brazilian music.

Sonja Shea and Angelica Bradley

Dendê and Band performs Brazilian music.

Dancers lead the crowd.

Dendê and Band performs Brazilian music.

Ana, Tatyana and Svetlana Torres

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