Criolo also is an example of how the second annual Brasil Summerfest, which takes place in venues across the city through July 28, is skewing towards the emerging and the young.
On August 4, Louis Armstrong's birthday is celebrated with jazz and food (natch) at Satchmo SummerFest, while the Southern Decadence party on Labor Day weekend (preceding the first Monday in September), also known as "Gay Mardi Gras", keeps the entire city partying into the wee hours.
