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Pocket amarElas — Intimate Trio

Our intimate trio — three amarElas voices with guitar and light percussion. Perfect for birthdays, house parties, cocktail hours, and cozy celebrations where you want Brazilian warmth without filling the whole room. Small footprint, big ale…

$650

amarElas band · Vancouver

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$148/guest

Energy & Body Connection Experience

Claudia Holistic

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$278

Wellness Celebration Experience

Claudia Holistic

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$800/event

Samba Trio Set (intimate/cocktail)

ShotSambado

$3,500

Signature Tribute Concert — Ela, Marisa / Leegal / Rita Lee

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$2,000/event

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Zamala introduces a curated selection of local pros who fit what you’re planning. Each with real pricing, real portfolios, real reviews.

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Save the ones you love and show your interest. When a pro replies, the conversation starts — hire the one who clicks. Zamala stays with you from the first spark to the last dance.

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The Zamala Journal

Real celebrations, real Pros.

Spotlights, guides and real celebrations from the people you'll find here.

Vancouver's downtown skyline and the white sails of Canada Place lit up at night, reflected in the water across the harbour
Community

What's on in Vancouver this week: Oct 19 – 25, 2026

The Stanley Cup champions at Rogers Arena, Astra Lumina opening in Stanley Park, Diwali at Marine Gateway, short track back at the Coliseum and the Writers Fest's closing night.

October 20, 20264 min read

Raised glasses at a long table under warm string lights
Guide

How to throw an office holiday party on a small budget in Vancouver

Where a small number goes furthest, lunch or evening, the office or a community-centre room, and when a liquor permit comes in.

October 16, 20266 min read

A singer playing guitar on a small stage with the crowd close by
Community

Halloween in Vancouver 2026: the nights with a live band

A forró party on East Hastings, a costume contest at the Astoria, a free parade in East Van — and what these nights teach you about throwing your own.

October 15, 20264 min read

A couple under an umbrella on a forest floor of fallen leaves in the rain
Guide

Fall engagement photos in Vancouver: where to go before the rain sets in

The gardens, beaches and forests worth the trip this fall, when the light is best, what to do when it pours, and the rules some parks set for a photo session.

October 14, 20266 min read

Orange and yellow autumn trees in front of the Vancouver skyline
Community

What's on in Vancouver this week: Oct 12 – 18, 2026

Thanksgiving Monday on Granville Island, three Bruno Mars nights at BC Place, apples at UBC and the Vancouver Writers Fest opening at the Orpheum.

October 12, 20265 min read

A table of Brazilian party food from Gimme Bakery in Vancouver: coxinhas, brigadeiros in paper cups, cheese bread and a chocolate cake topped with strawberries.
Spotlight

Gimme Bakery: the Brazilian party food in Vancouver

Two friends, a scooter and a Brazilian party-food kitchen that can have your order ready the same day.

October 6, 20263 min read

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Behind Zamala

BUILT BY TWO BRAZILIANmusicians in Vancouver.

Juliana and Raphael met through music — a concert, a Vancouver sunset, a song that mattered. They know the events world from the inside: the hospitality floor, the wedding dance floor, the planning spreadsheet. Zamala is how they bring those worlds together.

The name Zamala means “the one who gathers people to celebrate” — with roots across Bantu, Swahili, Arabic and Sanskrit traditions.

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