50,000 people gathered in the streets of Cali Friday to enjoy the official start of the legendary Feria de Cali, which this year did not just fill the salsadrome parade with salsa, but also some of Brazil's finest samba groups.

Cali kicked off its 52nd feria Friday, an annual tradition of seven days of non-stop partying with a parade featuring 2000 salsa and samba dancers, salsa orchestras Niche and Guayacan, performances from 30 dance local schools and international salsa and samba stars Yoldance from Cuba and the Leopold Samba School from Brazil.