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DJ Ferris
The most epic addition to Brazil’s vibrant clubbing scene, Green Valley
might just be the best outdoor club we’re ever likely to sample
hoever said that the fi rst Green Valley CD, out in the early Music in Miami, bringing Brazilian DJs to
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travel broadens the part of this year. the US, and regularly promotes the night
mind probably But it’s original Brit rave legend Carl Cox We Love Brazil across Miami. But it’s his
wasn’t thinking of who has forged the most special past life working for both Sony and
times like this, but relationship with club owners Ricardo Universal that provides the most colourful
it’s certainly stretching any previous Flores, Duda Cunha, Eduardo Phillips and illustrations of his native country’s
conceptions of what outdoor clubbing is Ricardo Tolazzi, who all boast varying free-wheeling attitude. From tales of
all about. Stood behind the decks as Carl backgrounds in business and investment. bribing drug gangs to allow Michael
Cox rocks out another thumping groove, Rocking their inaugural party in 2007, Jackson into the favelas for the ‘They
we’re surveying a club rammed with 8000 Cox’s performance impressed the four so Don’t Care About Us’ video, to dealing
people in the middle of the baking hot much that he was invited back for both with the fall-out from Axel Rose throwing
Brazilian countryside. With a sea of arms their fi rst birthday and tonight’s second a TV out of his hotel window, Rodrigo is mile-long tailback we encounter around
waving as far as we can see and smiling anniversary celebrations. clearly a cat that action follows around. midnight. Fortunately, with typical
faces as standard, it’s like no other club In return, he’s named it his favourite club Right now, though, he’s spinning a Brazilian improvisation (or total
we’ve visited. in the world. No small statement from a selection of pumping vocals anthems and disregard for health and safety), there
The world’s latest destination venue, man whose talent has taken him to every remixes of classic tracks alongside Ferris. are soon three lanes of traffi c going one
Green Valley might be the last club to join corner of the globe and who has played The pair’s early, ear-friendly selection is way down the two-way road. Any cars
the Brazilian party, but it’s undoubtedly just about every venue worth its salt. the perfect musical bridge to take us from leaving the venue are simply forced
the biggest. For two years, it’s been afternoon into night, with a short burst of off-road as they try to squeeze by.
putting the super in to Brazilian clubbing, Touching Base spring rain the only downside, before the Once we’re at the venue, security simply
winning a bunch of domestic accolades in We fi rst touch base with the Green Valley darkness hears them progressing to a open a side gate and allow us to drive
the process and drawing the cream of the crew when we arrive at our hotel, the tougher techno sound. straight into the club, past a postcard-
world’s DJ superstars to its breathtaking Praia do Estaleiro guesthouse, earlier in perfect lake and the Green Valley shop
location. the day, where we also sample the famous Next we grab a pre-action dinner at the (which even sells branded Havaianas and
Brazilian hospitality for the fi rst time. hotel with the club owners and Russell beach towels), and right up to the
Located at Balneário Camboriú, in the Home to Green Valley’s weekly pre- Faibisch, head of Miami’s huge Ultra Music entrance of the raised VIP area.
Southern State of Santa Catarina, Green parties, the Praia do Estaleiro is an Festival. With Carl Cox already hosting a It’s here, to the right of the huge
Valley’s tropical region is fast making a exclusive 14-room boutique hotel just huge tent at the festival, Faibisch is here platform, where we fi nd Ferris warming
name as the Ibiza of Brazil thanks to its metres from a deserted, golden sandy fi nalising plans for Green Valley to do the up. Surveying the site, it’s our fi rst
abundance of clubs, beaches and beach. same this coming March — a sign not only opportunity to take in the full vastness of
high-rolling party people. A four-person Jacuzzi hot tub in the of the club’s huge, growing reputation and the Green Valley experience and wonder
And with fl ights to Sao Paulo and Rio bathroom hints at the usual goings on infl uence, but also the large numbers of at the number of power points they need
taking little over an hour, Green Valley is here, and once installed in our room the Brazilians now hitting the States for the just to power the DJ booth. As we stand
now the premier place to catch the largest Don Pérignon is soon fl owing freely Winter Music Conference. As if we needed in the shadow of a huge concert-worthy
house and techno heavyweights when amongst the guests. All are here this reminding, dance music continues to lighting rig, Ferris is illuminated by a
they’re in Brazil, their big room sounds weekend for one reason and one reason strengthen its grip on Brazil. huge cinema-sized screen that fi res out
resounding in a club space bigger than alone — Green Valley. projections of eye-popping visuals. Along
any other imaginable. It’s a fact reinforced by our attempts to the front of the stage a massive LED
Already they’ve played host to everyone Warming up the invite-only crowd around get to the club. With public transport thin display scrolls the words ‘Green Valley’.
from Erick Morillo to Armin Van Buuren, the hotel’s central pool is Rodrigo Vieira of the ground thanks to Green Valley’s
while the unstoppable Swedish house don and DJ partner Ferris. Born in Rio and remote setting, the only way to get to the Above the swarming, thousands-strong
Steve Angello has been recruited to mix DJing since 1979, Vieira now runs UC club is by car, which helps to explain the crowd, a huge tented ceiling is held alof
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