Posted in Activities, Carnival, Random Musings, Rio de Janeiro on 13. Mar, 2011
Hi all, Officially, Carnival ended on Tuesday at midnight, as the clock clicked over to Ash Wednesday. But Brazilians, like people anywhere, hate to see a good thing end, and events continued until yesterday. I saw Roman gladiators boarding the metro last night, going off to do battle with some opposing samba escola (literally, “school”, [...]
Posted in Activities, Carnival, Rio de Janeiro on 08. Mar, 2011
Hi all, While I am sorting out the technical difficulties which are preventing my loading the clips from my Flip camera into iMovie (I’ve ceased to be a Mac fan), I’ll present some videos from YouTube with commentary. I shot some fun footage on Saturday evening – much of it on the Metro interestingly enough [...]
Posted in Carnival, Random Musings on 05. Mar, 2011
Hi all, Here I am, in Rio de Janeiro, in the midst of Carnaval, and what I am thinking about? The Duke/Carolina game tonight. I’ve been a college basketball fan since I was about 7 and my dad – a college professor – starting taking my brother and me to games. Had I only been [...]
Posted in Activities, Carnival, Rio de Janeiro on 04. Mar, 2011
Hi all, While I have been distracted this week with other things (like working), Carnival has kicked in. Blocos (the street parties which characterize Carnaval here in Rio) have already begun. Actually, as Carmelitas, which I attended last year, is going on in Santa Teresa as I write this. Another favorite, which I attended last [...]
Posted in Carnival, Rio de Janeiro, Travel Recommendations on 01. Mar, 2011
Hi all! Everyone should try to visit Rio at least once. Sure, I’m a little biased. I live here. But Rio is known as the Marvelous City for good reason. Many, in fact. Christ the Redeemer and Sugarloaf are only the best-known of a long list of attractions. Regrettably, Rio is not as cheap as [...]
Posted in Activities, Carnival, Rio de Janeiro on 27. Feb, 2011
Hi all, I think the Academy Awards are on tonight back in the States. But here everyone is thinking about Carnaval. To that end, I am including some info about the bloco schedules. (If you missed my last post, a bloco is a combination parade and street party which for most Cariocas and tourists is the [...]
Posted in Activities, Carnival, My Trips, Rio de Janeiro on 23. Feb, 2011
Hi All, Carnaval rolls around soon. It comes a bit late this year, on March 8th. Well, actually that’s the last day (technically) of the festivities. The party actually runs for 5 days before. Then there are the pre-parties, and after the official end of Carnaval, the top “schools” will have another parade. You get [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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