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The Brazilian Carnaval is a Latincouver celebration of Brazilian culture with live music and dancing in Vancouver. It’s a great event and lots of fun.

In 2025 the Latin festival took place on February 21st and 22nd. The year before the event took place on Granville Island. This year’s event was a bit smaller and happened at the Latincouver building. There was a Brazilian Carnaval Night Party for adults and a Brazilian Family Carnaval for kids and their parents.

For full details about the Brazilian Carnaval, see the Latincouver.ca website.

NOTE: The event for adults was going to happen at Latincouver in Gastown on February 22nd. At the last minute, however, the Brazilian Party for adults changed to February 21st at the Pearl nightclub at 881 Granville Street. The family-friendly event early in the day on February 22nd went ahead at the Latincouver venue as planned. Only the date and location of the party for adults got changed.

This article contains the following information about the Brazilian Carnaval:

When and Where | Admission Prices | Featured Artists | Other Information

Vancouver’s Brazilian Carnaval

The Brazilian Carnaval is an event showcasing Brazilian culture in Vancouver. It features live music and activities in Gastown.

Two different events happened in 2025 (and 2026 will likely be similar, but with exact details to be confirmed). The first was a family-friendly event during the day with live entertainment, face painting, train rides, a costume contest and more. The second event was a party for adults at night. At the second event a variety of artists hit the stage to perform lively rhythms of Samba, Frevo, Axé and more.

As many as 15,000 Brazilians live in British Columbia, many of them in Metro Vancouver. The Brazilian Carnaval is hosted by Latincouver which is an organization that brings together Latin Americans and fans of the culture. Latincouver is also behind Carnaval del Sol in the summer and Latin American Heritage Month in the fall.

For tickets and full details about the event, see the Latincouver.ca website.

When and Where

In 2025 the Brazilian Carnaval took place on February 21st and 22nd. The family-friendly event ran from noon until 5:00 pm on the Saturday. The party for adults was going to be after that on the same day, from 7:00 pm until around 3:00 am. That got changed at the last minute, however. Instead it happened at the Pearl nightclub on the Friday starting at 10:00 pm.

The family-friendly event was held at the Latincouver Cultural & Business Society building, located at 68 Water Street (Unit #301) in Gastown. The address for the Pearl is 881 Granville Street.

Admission Prices

Admission prices to each event vary depending on when you buy your tickets. The earlier you purchase your tickets, the more money you save.

In 2025, for the daytime event, up to two adults got in for free with each child. Tickets for families with one child cost around $15, tickets for families with two children cost about $25, and tickets for families with three children cost about $35. Meanwhile, the night party cost about $25 per person.

For tickets and full details about the event, see the Latincouver.ca website.

Brazilian Carnaval Featured Artists

The nightime Brazilian Carnaval this past year featured performances by Sambacouver, Nando Aguiar, DJ Diego Valente and Meni axé band.

Sambacouver is a Brazilian band formed in Vancouver. They’ve been putting on lively performances for more than nine years. Nando Aguiar is another entertaining performer with lots of energy. DJ Diego Valente brings a great set to the event. Also performing in 2025 was Meni axé band, featuring popular music by singer and composer Menilson.