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Batucada is the sixth episode of the twenty-third series.

Plot

People are getting ready for the carnival and its music (which is known as Batucada) is heard at the Docks where Thomas and Gabriela are working. Thomas enjoys the music and wishes he could stay to listen, but he has some vehicle parts and iron pellets to deliver. While Thomas is delivering his trucks, his loads begin making a rhythmic noise that Fernando compliments Thomas on and tells him he could do it for the carnival.

Thomas soon comes across a batucada band playing their music. Unfortunately, they have missed their train, so Thomas gives them a lift in his brake van. This makes Thomas feel happy to be really useful and to have the music playing along with him. After Thomas drops the band off, they offer to have him be part of the carnival and start once he comes back around.

Thomas soon drops off his trucks and leaves to get to the carnival, but is dismayed that he does not have his musical trucks with him and tries to take something else. He then bumps into a tanker and thinks he can use it, but it makes a horrible clanking sound just as he arrives at the carnival. The people do not like the sound of it, and the band leader tells Thomas that they did not need his musical trucks to kickstart the carnival; they just needed his whistle. This makes Thomas happy to be part of the carnival.

Characters

• Thomas
• Gabriela
• Fernando
• The Batucada Players
• Cassia (not named)
• The Teacher (cameo)
• The Indian Fashion Designer (cameo)

Locations

• Brazil
  • Guanabara Bay
  • The Brazilian Station
  • The Brazilian Goods Yard
  • Rio de Janeiro

Cast

UK

• John Hasler as Thomas
• Monica Lopera as Gabriela
• Laura Cucurullo as Cassia and Female Batucada Player
• Gabriel Porras as Fernando
• Francisco Labbe as a Batucada Player
• Federico Trujillo as a Batucada Player and a Workman

US

• Joseph May as Thomas
• Monica Lopera as Gabriela
• Laura Cucurullo as Cassia and Female Batucada Player
• Gabriel Porras as Fernando
• Francisco Labbe as a Batucada Player
• Federico Trujillo as a Batucada Player and a Workman

Trivia

• Going by production order, this is the eighth episode of the twenty-third series.
• During Thomas' fantasy, he plays a variation of Big World! Big Adventures!.
• This is the first time a one-word title has been used for an episode since the eighth series episode Halloween and also the last episode to feature a one-word title in the original series until the Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go episode, Blackout!.
• This episode is named after the Batucada, a substyle of Samba with a percussive style.
• This episode marks a few things for Fernando:
  • His first appearance in an episode.
  • His only speaking role in an episode.
  • His only speaking role in the twenty-third series.
  • The only time he is referred to by name.
  • His last speaking role.
• Federico Trujillo joins the cast.
• The top part of the calliope that was used in Thomas' fantasy was taken from the sixteenth series episode, Percy and the Calliope.
• Amongst the parts on Thomas' flatbed are some of Theo's cogwheels and one of Gordon's cylinders painted grey.
• On the Nick Jr. US airing of this episode, it was paired with Gordon Gets the Giggles.

Goofs

• In the first scene of Thomas talking to Gabriela, he is sunken into the rails.
• Netflix titles this episode “Batacuda”.

Merchandise

• Magazine Stories - Batucada (2023)

In Other Languages

Language	Title
Arabic	المهرجان
Czech	Batukáda
Dutch	Batucada
Estonian	Batucada
German	Karneval in Rio
Hungarian	Batucada
Indonesian	Batucada
Italian	Batucada
Japanese	トーマスとカーニバル
Korean	바투카다
Latvian	Batukada
Lithuanian	Samba
Polish	Batucada
Portuguese (Brazil)	Batucada
Romanian	Batucada
Russian	Батукада
Spanish (Spain)	¡Batucada!
Spanish (Latin America)	Batucada
Turkish	Batucada
Vietnamese	Bữa Tiệc Âm Nhac Batucada

Home Media Releases

UK

• Carnival Day!

NL

• Digs & Discoveries: The Complete 23rd Season

External Links

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