‘It feels like home’: Samba Brazilian Kitchen brings Carnaval to Gainesville
By Ornella Moreno | Mar. 2Dozens of people gathered Saturday night at the Haile Village Center to connect with Brazilian culture through food and drumming by Bloco GNV at a Carnaval event hosted by Samba Brazilian Kitchen.











![Board member of the Gainesville Immigrant Neighbor Inclusion Initiative Ethan Maia de Needell speaks at the GINI Anniversary celebration at the Matheson History Museum on Friday, Sept. 8, 2023. Ethan Maia de Needell, miembro de la junta de Inclusión de Vecinos Inmigrantes de Gainesville [Gainesville Immigrant Neighbor Inclusion], habla en la celebración del aniversario de GINI en el Museo de Historia de Matheson el viernes 8 de septiembre de 2023.](https://snworksceo.imgix.net/ufa/a1ed9b2a-d1fc-4337-81db-ccd3ac1a32d0.sized-1000x1000.jpg?w=1500&ar=4%3A3&fit=crop&crop=faces&facepad=3&auto=format)



