Posted in Activities, Carnival, Travel Recommendations on 10. Aug, 2010
Hi all,
I am still without video editing software as I survive using my netbook. I am hoping that Greg, Jim, or Van can bring me a new computer with editing software soon.
Meanwhile, I will provide links to some Brazil-oriented videos posted by others. I get frequent requests for more pictures & videos of Brazilian girls here on [...]
Posted in Carnival, Rio de Janeiro, Travel Recommendations on 26. May, 2010
Hi all!
Ok, so you’re finally coming to Brazil! Good for you! I can almost guarantee you that you’ll have a lot of fun and have a memorable time.
You have your passport, visa, and airline ticket. You’ve rented an apartment in Ipanema. You’re ready to live large.
Now it’s time to pack. Then it hits you…
What to [...]
Posted in Carnival, Rio de Janeiro on 16. Feb, 2010
Hi all,
As promised, here is video from the bloco das Carmelitas held this weekend in Santa Teresa. It’s a bit long, but I got great close-up footage of the batteria, the drum and percussion corps, and decided to leave much of it in so you can get a real feel for what it is like [...]
Posted in Brazil Facts, Carnival, Rio de Janeiro, Travel Recommendations on 16. Feb, 2010
Hi all,
Here in Rio, today is the final official day of Carnaval (rendered as “Carnival” in English). However, festivities will continue through Saturday, when the top 5 samba “schools” (clubs) will parade again through the Sambodromo (which is a word I still cannot wrap my tongue around – it’s “samba” + “drome”, but good luck [...]
Posted in Carnival, Portuguese Lessons, Rio de Janeiro on 15. Feb, 2010
Hi all,
I must admit that it is tough getting out posts here in the midst of Carnaval. I’d give anything for a Mountain Dew and a BC powder – the favorite hangover cure of us Southerners. However, a cold coconut on the beach also helps. I’ll be heading there as soon as I get this [...]
Posted in Carnival, Rio de Janeiro, Travel Recommendations on 08. Feb, 2010
Carnaval 2010 is now in full swing, and that means a steady string of blocos, street party parades. They are held throughout Rio, and people travel across town to attend the best ones. In a bloco, a specially outfitted truck (a trio eletrico) creeps down the street. Spectators line both sides of the street and [...]
