Paris woke up with a spice from Bahia on Sunday morning. All on account of Lavage de la Madeleine, which took more than 15 000 people to the streets for the traditional washing of the stairs. Carlinhos Brown and Robertinho Chaves were in charge of the party and went from Place de La République to Église de La Madeleine, singing a lot of Brazilian music.
* The mayor of Paris, Bertrand Delanoë, didn’t fail to honor the event. Flora Gil, Luiz Argollo Domingos Leonelli and Antônio Grassi were there, just to name a few. There was capoeira, samba de roda, Maracatu, samba reggae, and the famous Bahian afoxés. Take a look:
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