Britain’s biggest festival of Brazilian culture Brazilica returns to Liverpool for the third year running this July, and this year the fun lasts for longer than ever with a week-long celebration of Brazilian culture leading up to the main carnival and parade day on Saturday 20 July.

This vibrant festival attracted over 60,000 visitors to Liverpool City Centre in 2011 and 80,000 in 2012 and organisers Liverpool Carnival Company and Orb Events anticipate that this year’s event will be the best Brazilica yet, taking over the entire city centre on Saturday 20th July. Brand new for 2013, a programme of events at various city venues starting on Friday 12th July will warm the city up for the main carnival and parade day.