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To: Maurice Winn who wrote (9009)	9/6/2006 3:24:44 PM
From: elmatador	Respond to of 217548

Brazilians beat path to New York. Is Brazilian Day. 1.3 million people attended, (last year) according to New York police estimates. Brazilians beat path to New York By Eduardo A. de Oliveira, Globe Correspondent \| September 3, 2006 Brazilian immigrants in the Framingham area have been looking forward for weeks to today's Brazilian Independence Day celebration in New York City . Brazilian newspaper columnist Lúcio Tomich and businessman Marcelo Malcher, both of Framingham, said they had filled seven buses headed to Manhattan, with three leaving from Framingham, three from Somerville, and one from Boston. ``The demand is high, and I could fill at least two more buses," said Malcher. Each bus carries 55 passengers paying a round-trip fare of $59. Rafael Souza, 22, is the typical young and single partygoer. But the tree-cutter from Framingham won't take the bus. Instead he will join friends who are planning to meet at a local Dunkin' Donuts at 4 a.m. today and form a fleet of 15 cars making the drive to New York. ``I enjoy the combination of a long trip, street party, and concerts," said Souza, who has attended the festivities in New York for the past eight years. The city's official celebration started in 1984. It has gone from a small event to one that attracts more than a million people to the Sixth Avenue festival, centered on the stretch of 46th Street known as ``Little Brazil." Brazil's real Independence Day is Sept. 7, marking its split from Portugal in 1822. But Brazilians across the United States know New York's festival is held the first Sunday in September. Vendors will offer traditional Brazilian food, drinks, art, and handcrafts. With two stages for entertainment and four concerts with major pop stars, Brazilian music will be everywhere. Alain de Paula, owner of an English school in Framingham who has organized bus trips to the event since 1990, said the festival shows that Brazilians can organize a huge celebration without any major disruptions. Last year, 1.3 million people attended, according to New York police estimates. Since 2003, a major TV channel from Brazil -- Globo International -- has been broadcasting the event to 43 countries, including the United States. Beatriz Santos, 53, of Framingham, who is one of those taking a bus, said the five-hour trip is worth it. ``You blink and you're already there," she said. Santos, who works at Ana's Shopping, said she will go with her boyfriend and her daughter. This will be her second time at the festival. ``I don't care too much about who is singing," Santos said. What's more important to her, she said, is the ``sense of belonging" she gets by being with her fellow Brazilians.