To preserve the historical roots of Brasil's vibrant culture by helping to support and care for its aging artists and mentors

Xiuhcoatl Danza Azteca performed their blessing in the center of Bryant and 24th Streets, San Francisco

A non-profit organization representing the culture of Bolivia.

San Francisco Spanish Immersion K-8 School

Representatives of the San Francisco Metropolitan Transportation Authority

A group that represents all the Caribbean countries.

A contingent representing the City College Of San Francisco.

A dance group that reflects the sounds and looks of Columbia

Representatives of the country of Bolivia

A contingent representing the culture of Cuba.

Founded in 1989 by Carlos Aceltuno, Fogo na Roupa is an award-winning Brazilian Carnival dance andpercussion company based in the San Francisco Bay Area.

The Grand Marshal of this year's parade was the first float in the parade.

Grupo Samba Rio & AquarelaRepresents authentic samba from Rio de Janeiro and bring that spirit to the streets of San Francisco.

Hot Pink Feathers performs World Cabaret Showgirl dance. Recent recipient of the 2012 San Francisco Performing Arts Award *and* named ?Absolutely Fabulous? by the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence.

A dance group that featured Caribbean rhythms.

The 2013 Carnival Queen was Veronica Howard Soto, and the 2013 Carnival King was Jean Cedric Ndzomo.

Introducing Salsa Workout - a unique exercise program that combines popular Latin music with your favorite salsa dance steps.

Changing the rhythm of the world.Hella Loco Carnival Classes.

Low riders of the bay area showed off their cars.

The Mission Cultural center for Latino Arts (MCCLA) was originally called the Palmeto Museum, Originated in the early seventies by a group of San Francisco State University students who were frustrated with the lack of Chicano ? Latino cultural representation and to promote Latino cultural expression

Music from Danilo Paiz and the young women of Mixtiso Latin Hip Hop Dance with la maestra del mixtiso, Vanessa Mosqueda.

Samba performance group bring smiles to guests at private parties, weddings & corporate functions in San Francisco and the Bay Area.

The mission of Asociacion Mayab is to create conditions that allowfor the optimal development of the Yucatec Maya community in theSan Francisco Bay Area.

A contingent that represented the culture of Nicaragua.

ODC Dance School, Theater and Rhythm & Motion Dance Workout

Haitian Dance and Drum Performing Company

The San Francisco trash collection and recycling company.

Cuban-Style Salsa form the San Francisco Bay Area

Brazilian Dance and Percussion Extravaganza Performances * Workshops * Classes

Carnival Explosion -- Ancestral Celestial Transfiguration

Silicon Valley's samba school, is a non-profit organization dedicated to community participation. Samba Mundial's dancers and musicians perform traditional Brazilian-inspired movements and percussive sounds.

Sambaxe Dance Company is a Brazilian inspired music and dance company led by artistic director Raffaella Falchi and musical director Alfie Macias.

A San Francisco grammar school, the Sherman Sharks Unsinkable since 1892.

Super Sonic Samba School plays traditional samba rhythms of Brazil, featuring live percussionists, singers and dancers.

Brazilian Band started by Julio Remelexo - a percussionist from Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.

Grupo Tania Santiago with Aguas Da Bahia Dance Company.

The Land of Steel Orchestra

Xiuhcoatl Danza Azteca not only performed their blessing before the parade but were the first group to march in the parade.

A group that danced with balloons.