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Maracatu sites -

Maracatu Leão Coroado
A nicely made site with lots of information. Tracks are available for download.
Portuguese + English.

Maracatu Leão Coroado
Maracatu Cambinda Estrela
They are linked with a Maracatu in Hamburg who host their informative site.
Portuguese.
Maracatu Cambinda Estrela
Maracatu Nação Pernambuco
Formed in the early nineties, they were in part responsible for the resurgent popularity of Maracatu.
    Portuguese.
Maracatu Nação PE
Corpos Percussivos
A group run by Jorge Martins which holds workshops by famous percussionists and runs a social project in Recife.
Portuguese.
Corpos Percussivos

Batuque Estrelado
Batuque Estrelado
The concise, colourful Flash site of this Olinda-based group details their history and includes a gallery of members in full costume.
Portuguese.
Rio Maracatu
Rio Maracatu 
Another Flash-based site with a couple of tracks to download. Rio has more than just samba!
Portuguese.
Trovão das Minas Trovão das Minas
Check out the new site of this fresh, vibrant group from Belo Horizonte whose baque is thunder!! Mp3s available.
Portuguese.
Baque Bolado Baque Bolado
This group from São Paulo seem to have diversified into teaching other things such as juggling and fire-eating.
Portuguese.

Maracatu Nunca Antes
The first Canadian Maracatu, they have a lovely site with lots of pictures, some mp3s and a few movies available for download.
English.
Maracatu Nunca Antes
Maracatu New York
Maracatu has taken hold in New York. This simple and informative site tells you more about the baque in NY.
English.
Maracatu New York
Maracatu Stern der Elbe
This site has lots of photos of the nicely costumed drummers and dancers in the group and of their time in Recife.
German.
Maracatu Stern der Elbe
Maracatu Nação Colônia
This all-Flash site is simple, concise and bright and features a few choice photos.
German and French.
Maracatu Nação Colônia

Nação Zumbi
A band at the forefront of new Maracatu-related tradition. Download tracks from their new album from this nice Flash site.
Portuguese.
Nação Zumbi
Mestre Ambrósio 
A great Folkloric/ Mangue band. The percussionist (Eder 'O' Rocha) of which has done a lot to popularise Maracatu in Brasil and the world.
Portuguese.
Mestre Ambrósio

other links 
www.recife.pe.gov.br/especiais/brincantes
www.carnaval.aol.com.br/recife/ (in Portugese)
How to make an Alfaia


www.maracatu.net - Maracatu themed 'portal'
www.olinda.com.br/carnaval/maraca.html (in Portugese)
Charity project (in German)