Brazil - A Traveller's POV
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Brazil is a country of passionate people who really know how to party. Their boundless energy may leave you groggy in the morning, but you're certain to have plenty of options that will keep you out at night. Be sure to seek out as many live music venues as possible to get a feel for the country's wonderful and innovative beat.
The best time I had in Rio during Carnaval was cruising the strip meeting people and checking out the vendors. You can't go fifty yards without walking into a party with speakers piled up and people dancing in the streets spraying silly string everywhere. You could up and put some music on and within minutes have a crowd of people dancing. The people are incredibly friendly...most of them are trying to sell something but they also seem to have great pride in thier happiness.
One of the most enjoyable nights I've spent in the city of Recife was when we learned to dance the Ciranda,in front of the little white church in Boa Viagem beach! It was sunday after the evening mass,and the weather couldn't have been better! There was a small band made up of brass and drums,and a male singer. People of all ages held hands and formed a large circle.The steps were very simple and the rhythm was slow and sort of hipnotic,going round and round. The music rhythms changes periodically,as a cue for the circle to change direction. In a ciranda people can come in and leave as they please,and the dance go on all night long,with people eating and drinking BATIDAS made by CACHACA and tropical fruits juices. Children falle asleep on their parents or grandparents laps. After this occasion,I falled in love by this song,and found a very good CD by Nei Matogrosso(a pop-star here),with a great recording of Pernambuco's cirandas he did with the group "Aquarela Carioca".
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posted by Brazil Guy @ 12:21 AM,
