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| Oyá Nike & Maracatú Pacifico, In The 2016 38th Annual San Francisco Carnaval Parade | 
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  The banner read: Oyá Nike 
 Oyá Nike & Maracatú Pacifico  •  In The 2016 38th Annual San Francisco Carnaval Parade  •  This year's theme: Viva La Madre Tierra
  •  24th Street near South Van Ness
  •  San Francisco, California
  •  (Date Photographed: 12:10:15 Sunday 29 May 2016)
  •  (Date Published: Wednesday 13 July 2016)
  •  © 2016 Bryan Costales    #C16_3596 Add a comment or report a mistake 
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  Following the banner, women in full skirts danced opposite a man wearing rags. 
 Oyá Nike & Maracatú Pacifico  •  In The 2016 38th Annual San Francisco Carnaval Parade  •  This year's theme: Viva La Madre Tierra
  •  24th Street near South Van Ness
  •  San Francisco, California
  •  (Date Photographed: 12:10:49 Sunday 29 May 2016)
  •  (Date Published: Wednesday 13 July 2016)
  •  © 2016 Bryan Costales    #C16_3603 Add a comment or report a mistake 
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  As part of the dance, hands were held wide and then all together the women would clap. 
 Oyá Nike & Maracatú Pacifico  •  In The 2016 38th Annual San Francisco Carnaval Parade  •  This year's theme: Viva La Madre Tierra
  •  24th Street near South Van Ness
  •  San Francisco, California
  •  (Date Photographed: 12:11:26 Sunday 29 May 2016)
  •  (Date Published: Wednesday 13 July 2016)
  •  © 2016 Bryan Costales    #C16_3607 Add a comment or report a mistake 
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  All at once, dozens of hands came together for a loud clap. 
 Oyá Nike & Maracatú Pacifico  •  In The 2016 38th Annual San Francisco Carnaval Parade  •  This year's theme: Viva La Madre Tierra
  •  24th Street near South Van Ness
  •  San Francisco, California
  •  (Date Photographed: 12:11:33 Sunday 29 May 2016)
  •  (Date Published: Wednesday 13 July 2016)
  •  © 2016 Bryan Costales    #C16_3611 Add a comment or report a mistake 
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  At one point during the dance, the woman appeared entranced as if in worship. 
 Oyá Nike & Maracatú Pacifico  •  In The 2016 38th Annual San Francisco Carnaval Parade  •  This year's theme: Viva La Madre Tierra
  •  24th Street near South Van Ness
  •  San Francisco, California
  •  (Date Photographed: 12:11:41 Sunday 29 May 2016)
  •  (Date Published: Wednesday 13 July 2016)
  •  © 2016 Bryan Costales    #C16_3613 Add a comment or report a mistake 
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  The next group of dancers carried decorated gourds filled with beans and shaken to produce a rhythmic sound. 
 Oyá Nike & Maracatú Pacifico  •  In The 2016 38th Annual San Francisco Carnaval Parade  •  This year's theme: Viva La Madre Tierra
  •  24th Street near South Van Ness
  •  San Francisco, California
  •  (Date Photographed: 12:11:59 Sunday 29 May 2016)
  •  (Date Published: Wednesday 13 July 2016)
  •  © 2016 Bryan Costales    #C16_3619 Add a comment or report a mistake 
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  A group of women walked ahead of the band and used decorated gourds to add to the band's music. 
 Oyá Nike & Maracatú Pacifico  •  In The 2016 38th Annual San Francisco Carnaval Parade  •  This year's theme: Viva La Madre Tierra
  •  24th Street near South Van Ness
  •  San Francisco, California
  •  (Date Photographed: 12:12:02 Sunday 29 May 2016)
  •  (Date Published: Wednesday 13 July 2016)
  •  © 2016 Bryan Costales    #C16_3621 Add a comment or report a mistake 
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  The members of the drum corps wore straw hats, a few with hat bands that matched their shirts. 
 Oyá Nike & Maracatú Pacifico  •  In The 2016 38th Annual San Francisco Carnaval Parade  •  This year's theme: Viva La Madre Tierra
  •  24th Street near South Van Ness
  •  San Francisco, California
  •  (Date Photographed: 12:12:08 Sunday 29 May 2016)
  •  (Date Published: Wednesday 13 July 2016)
  •  © 2016 Bryan Costales    #C16_3628 Add a comment or report a mistake 
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  Those at the rear of the drum corps beat their drums with more gusto. 
 Oyá Nike & Maracatú Pacifico  •  In The 2016 38th Annual San Francisco Carnaval Parade  •  This year's theme: Viva La Madre Tierra
  •  24th Street near South Van Ness
  •  San Francisco, California
  •  (Date Photographed: 12:12:28 Sunday 29 May 2016)
  •  (Date Published: Wednesday 13 July 2016)
  •  © 2016 Bryan Costales    #C16_3634 Add a comment or report a mistake 
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  The final part of this contingent featured men walking with parasols and women walking between them, carrying fans. 
 Oyá Nike & Maracatú Pacifico  •  In The 2016 38th Annual San Francisco Carnaval Parade  •  This year's theme: Viva La Madre Tierra
  •  24th Street near South Van Ness
  •  San Francisco, California
  •  (Date Photographed: 12:12:44 Sunday 29 May 2016)
  •  (Date Published: Wednesday 13 July 2016)
  •  © 2016 Bryan Costales    #C16_3641 Add a comment or report a mistake 
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  A man wearing white robes and a white cloth hat, carried a white parasol. 
 Oyá Nike & Maracatú Pacifico  •  In The 2016 38th Annual San Francisco Carnaval Parade  •  This year's theme: Viva La Madre Tierra
  •  24th Street near South Van Ness
  •  San Francisco, California
  •  (Date Photographed: 12:13:03 Sunday 29 May 2016)
  •  (Date Published: Wednesday 13 July 2016)
  •  © 2016 Bryan Costales    #C16_3647 Add a comment or report a mistake 
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  A man wearing whiteface carried a red parasol. Note that the color of the threads in his hat almost matched the color of his parasol. 
 Oyá Nike & Maracatú Pacifico  •  In The 2016 38th Annual San Francisco Carnaval Parade  •  This year's theme: Viva La Madre Tierra
  •  24th Street near South Van Ness
  •  San Francisco, California
  •  (Date Photographed: 12:13:16 Sunday 29 May 2016)
  •  (Date Published: Wednesday 13 July 2016)
  •  © 2016 Bryan Costales    #C16_3648 Add a comment or report a mistake 
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  A man dressed in white robes was the final part of this contingent. He carried an inverted parasol made to look like a flower. 
 Oyá Nike & Maracatú Pacifico  •  In The 2016 38th Annual San Francisco Carnaval Parade  •  This year's theme: Viva La Madre Tierra
  •  24th Street near South Van Ness
  •  San Francisco, California
  •  (Date Photographed: 12:13:41 Sunday 29 May 2016)
  •  (Date Published: Wednesday 13 July 2016)
  •  © 2016 Bryan Costales    #C16_3653 Add a comment or report a mistake 
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