Everyone's in white

Feliz Ano Novo!!!

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January 1st 2012
What an experience! We celebrated Reveillon like Cariocas...white dresses w/ accent colors. White clothes are supposed to bring you peace, harmony and stability (some say luck) for the new year. You are supposed to wear accent colors to wish for other tidings: Red-passion/love/desire, Yellow-money/business success, Green-health/new beginnings/positive energy, Pink-love/understanding/attraction. Bl ... read more

South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro

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Following three centuries under the rule of Portugal, Brazil became an independent nation in 1822. By far the largest and most populous country in South America, Brazil overcame more than half a century of military intervention in the governance of t... ... read more