Come on shake your body, baby, do that samba: Carnaval 2000

It's that time of year again - hearts are beating faster, smiles and laughter are abundant, and swinging hips all over Brazil are shaking to a Samba beat. That time of year when all of Brazil loses sleep for a week straight and parties hard enough to put our drunken American frat boys to shame. This is the time of Carnaval, Brazil's most popular and most thrilling holiday, and once again it's coming to Boston. The biggest organized Carnaval party in Boston will be held at the Roxy (279 Tremont St) this Thursday, Mar. 16, 9:30 p.m. to 2 a.m. There will be a great ten-piece samba band, so put on your dancing shoes, shake that bum bum, and start your spring break early.