CARNAVAL UPDATE!
My belated congratulations to São Paulo's Vai Vai (Go Go) and Rio's Beija Flor (Humming Bird) samba schools for their respective victories in this year's Carnaval.
Sadly, I didn't see either performance in its entirety due to the late hour of their parades, but I did see snippets - pretty sambistas, pretty colours, drill-square-style drumming, etc, etc.
Personally I thought Viradouro might win in Rio, due to their impressive float with skiers and snowboarders going down an artificial ski slope, but it seems the judges preferred sumptuousness over innovation this year. And why not?
I remained indoors for the festivities, keeping my footwear dry as a bone.
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Now playing: Alçeu Valença - La Belle de Jour
via FoxyTunes
Sadly, I didn't see either performance in its entirety due to the late hour of their parades, but I did see snippets - pretty sambistas, pretty colours, drill-square-style drumming, etc, etc.
Personally I thought Viradouro might win in Rio, due to their impressive float with skiers and snowboarders going down an artificial ski slope, but it seems the judges preferred sumptuousness over innovation this year. And why not?
I remained indoors for the festivities, keeping my footwear dry as a bone.
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Now playing: Alçeu Valença - La Belle de Jour
via FoxyTunes
posted by M C Ward | 22:54
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