We got up, put on our freshly washed Carnival clothes, applied glitter, and went out to party.
Yes, at 11 a.m.—and we were latecomers, the bloco started at 8 a.m.
There’s no point in trying to do anything else in Rio de Janeiro during Carnival. If you’re not selling booze out of a cooler or dancing at the sambodromo, you’re joining a bloco.
Our first bloco of the day was Bangalafumenga—Feng is still working on the proper pronunciation—at the largest public park in Rio. This one was like a concert with 100,000 Carnival revellers partying like crazy under the sun.
After that, we took the subway straight to Ipanema for the second big bloco of the day, Simpatia é Quase Amor. The party filled up the streets and spilled onto the beach, where the waves were unusually big.
We walked to Copacabana, home to a series of smaller blocos… and eventually made it back to Flamengo, where more blocos were starting. Or finishing. Who knows at this stage…
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He liked the sambodromo parade and the first bloco in Santa Teresa best. He is big enough that he doesn’t get walked on in a crowd, plus Brazilians are nice with kids. He didn’t like the two blocos at the Flamengo Park because it was crazy hot under the sun. Overall, I think he enjoyed the “anything goes” atmosphere. For the night blocos, he stayed at the Airbnb, these ones were a bit rowdy. We both don’t drink and we have enough crowd experience to make him feel safe I think.
Est-ce que Mark aime bien aussi aller de blocus en blocos?
He liked the sambodromo parade and the first bloco in Santa Teresa best. He is big enough that he doesn’t get walked on in a crowd, plus Brazilians are nice with kids. He didn’t like the two blocos at the Flamengo Park because it was crazy hot under the sun. Overall, I think he enjoyed the “anything goes” atmosphere. For the night blocos, he stayed at the Airbnb, these ones were a bit rowdy. We both don’t drink and we have enough crowd experience to make him feel safe I think.