Willesden town centre will once again play host to the rapturous rhythms and flavours of Brazil this September.

Festival Brazil was created to celebrate Brent's flourishing Brazilian community and businesses and Brazilian Independence day.

Visitors to Festival Brazil will be greeted by authentic tastes and sounds, including a full programme of music and dance with Samba and Bossa Nova to Forro and Capoeira, and an authentic Brazilian market selling a mix of unique goods and produce including traditional foods such as feijoada, jewellery and other arts and craft.

Festival Brazil is taking place on Sunday 7th September and will be in full flow from 10am to 6pm outside Willesden Green Library Centre.

Festival Brazil is organised by Brent Council's town centre management team working with the local business community through the Willesden Town Centre Partnership.

Find out more about Festival Brazil.

How to get there

The closest tube station is located at Willesden Green.

If travelling by bus the 52, 98, 206, 260, 266, 302 and 460 all serve the area.

A capoeira group from Rio De Janeiro led by Mestre Guimba. Capoeira is an Afro-Brazilian martial art that incorporates dance, acrobatics, martial arts and music. The workshops caters for beginners and those who have had some experience of capoeira, and includes a spectacular demonstration by the workshop leaders.

Suitable for children aged four years and above.

Workshops begin at 11am, 1pm & 3pm.

Find out more about free events at the Southbank Centre.

How to get there:

To help plan your visit to the Clore Ballroom, consult Transport for London's Journey planner. The Clore Ballroom is part of the Southbank Centre, South of the River Thames in central London and is easily accessible by foot, there are also good transport links:

Rail - Waterloo, Waterloo East or walk over the Hungerford Bridge from Charing Cross.

Underground - The closest tube stations are Waterloo (on the Northern, Bakerloo & Jubilee lines), Southwark (on the Jubilee line) or walk over the Hungerford Bridge from Embankment (on the Northern, Bakerloo, District and Circle lines).

Buses - All the following buses stop on Waterloo Bridge and you can take the steps down to Southbank on either side of the bridge or use the pavements that slope down away from the river and then double back to take you to Upper Ground, which runs behind the Southbank Centre: 1, 4, 26, 59, 68, 76, 139, 168, 171, 172, 176, 188, 243, 341, 521, X68, Riverside Bus (RV1 - which also stops on Upper Ground which runs by the back of the Southbank Centre). 77 (Upper Ground near the Festival Hall), 211 & 507 (Waterloo Road near the main station), 381 (Stamford Street). 45, 63 & 100 all stop at the southern end of Blackfriars Bridge, and there is a 10 minute walk along the riverside to the Southbank Centre.