“My music has expanded since founding Ipanema in 2003. The group started out playing mostly Brazilian Bossa’s & Jazz, and later we started adding sambas, samba reggae, funk, axe, & pagode. Our biggest accomplishment has been to expand the group with extra percussionists & dancers to create a Brazilian Carnival show, to be offered as a cultural piece throughout the year, as the show includes a wide variety of Brazilian music styles and choreography with dancers in costumes.” -Elizabeth Souza