SushiSamba celebrates Brazil's Carnaval on Lincoln Road and in Coral Gables on Tuesday night with live samba dancing, batucada drummers, DJs and specialty cocktails

If you didn’t make it to Brazil in time for Carnaval, head to SushiSamba on Lincoln Rd. for a night filled with festivities. On Tuesday, March 4, expect a live satellite feed from Brazil, creative cachaça cocktails, a themed menu as well as dancers, drummers, and capoeira. Food is inspired by popular Brazilian classics. The extravagance starts at 8 p.m. and rages until close, which is typically around 1 a.m.

Featured cocktails:

WATERMELON BAJA $13

Freshly muddled watermelon churned with cachaça and Aperol. Served long and treated with a honey drizzle.

LYCHEE COOLER $12

Lychee juice and elderflower spiked with cachaça and shaken. Served long over cubed ice and spritzed with soda.

KIWI CAIPIRINHA $14

Brazil’s classic beach-side mix. Muddled limes, sugar, fresh kiwi and cacaçha churned and served short over ice.

Featured dishes:

PASSION FRUIT CONCH SEVICHE – red onion, palmito, cilantro, jolokia and red bell pepper, yucca chips

DUCK COXINHAS – spicy chimichurri crema

CARNAVAL ROLL – 1/2 oz. A5 wagyu beef, shishito peppers, inoki mushroom tempura,red bell pepper, collard greens, chimichurri ponzu, aji-mango sauce

SWEET AVOCADO PARFAIT – avocado crema, white chocolate feuilletine, strawberry gelée, pineapple-lime, pineapple-caipirinha sorbet



The Coral Gables location is only offering the specials.

This story was originally published March 2, 2014 at 6:03 AM.