Brazil Day: Baia Toca Forró at Summer for the City

What to expect

An open-air dance party on the fountain plaza with a live band, dance instruction energy, and a crowd that ranges from Brazilian expats who know every step to first-timers. The Pelé documentary screens as part of the evening, and the night ends with headphones-on silent disco under the disco ball.

Good to know

• Take the 1 to 66th St–Lincoln Center; the Dance Floor is on the main plaza by the fountain
• Free with Choose-What-You-Pay options — no experience needed for forró, it's a beginner-friendly partner dance
• Come solo or with a partner; roda de samba is a group circle anyway
• Silent disco headphones are first-come — line up early if that's your main event
• Fully outdoors on the plaza; light rain usually moves, not cancels, so check Lincoln Center's site
• Part of Summer for the City, which runs free events across the campus all summer

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