Brazilian music, dancing and food will fill Garnet Avenue between Bayard and Everts streets Saturday as the annual Brazilian Day San Diego comes to Pacific Beach for the second time. Last year’s event drew 30,000 people. The highly anticipated parade will begin at approximately 3:30 p.m. Around 500 drummers and dancers, many in the ornate costumes of carnival, will gyrate from Dawes Street down Garnet Avenue. “Once you hear the drumming you can’t stop moving,” said Angela Verdenacci, logistics organizer for the event. “You just can’t stay still.” The organizers have focused on making the parade even bigger. Approximately 25 passistas — Brazilian female dancers wearing shiny costumes, some with feathers — will join the parade this year. A San Diego samba school will bring about 50 drummers, and a family group will add 150 to 200 children and parents. But anyone can join in, and those who really want to get into the spirit of the event may sign up to wear one of 50 authentic carnival costumes brought from Brazil specifically for this parade. Visit braziliandaysandiego.com to find the sign-up form online. As for the food, vendors for all 30 food booths have been booked, promising not only a variety of traditional Brazilian fare, but Mexican, Italian, Philippine and Hawaiian taste treats as well. The food court will be located on Cass Street between Felspar and Hornblend streets. The main stage, featuring live performers, will be at the intersection of Bayard Street and Garnet Avenue. The kid’s area, with rides, inflatable jumps, balloon artists and face painters, will be situated on Garnet Avenue between Dawes Street and Everts Street. Brazilian Day San Diego organizers located the event in Pacific Beach because the community is renown among Brazilians. “I heard of Pacific Beach before I moved here, so it is well known in the Brazilian community,” Verdenacci said. In fact, Brazilians call Pacific Beach “Praia Brasiliera” which means “Brazilian beach,” Verdenacci said. She estimates that 50,000 Brazilians live in San Diego, many in Pacific Beach and surrounding beach areas because it is similar to beach communities in their homeland.