Gafieira Dance Brasil was initiated as a work-in-progress at the Cantar da Costa Festival, Genoa, Italy in 1998.

 
Following appearances have been:
Lincoln Center Out-of-Doors, Jazz Summer Series 1999
Lincoln Center "Midsummer Night Swing", 2001
Rutgers Summerfest, 2001
Kennedy Center, 2001
Miami North Beach Summer Series, 2001
Festival de Oporto, Portugal 2001