First day of Fall, March 20. Autumn begins in the Southern Hempisphere on the day in which the Equinox occurs.

First day of Winter, June 21. The first day of Winter in the Southern Hemisphere. Not that you would notice in many areas of Brazil, but the southern states do get light snow.

First day of Spring, September 23. Spring begins in the Southern Hemisphere.

First day of Summer, December 21. First day of Summer in the Southern Hemisphere.

Brazilian Dancing Nights at Café do Brasil, Thursdays at 10pm. 1106 Market St., San Francisco, CA. (415) 566-0427.

Raizes on KBCS 91.3FM, Saturdays, 2pm-4pm PST. Bellevue/Seattle, WA. (425) 564-2424.

Jazz and MPB at Lush Life, Wednesdays at 8pm. With Paulinho Garcia and Gregg Fisherman. 2206 East Ontario, Chicago, IL. (312) 649-5874.

Jazz and MPB at Little Bucharest, Wednesdays at 8:30pm. With Breno Sauer and Armando Alvarez. 3001 North Ashland, Chicago, IL. (773) 929-8640.

A celebration for Dia do Trabalho at Velvet Lounge, May 1. With Banda Amigos do Samba and DJ's Rubens, KBLO, Batata, Fausto and special guests. 443 Broadway Street between Kearny and Montgomery, San Francisco, IL. (415) 297-3769