Costume dramas

Sore feet and feathers - my experience as a mexican fruit

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February 19th 2007
A gringo's guide to joining in Carnival Taking part in the parade..... 1. Order the craziest costume you can find on the internet and have it delivered to your hotel along with the words to the samba song (in portugese) and instructions that you must learn it 2. Spend an hour getting dressed from head to toe in outlandish feathers, sequins and exploding orange colour 3. Adorn a massive a ... read more

South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Rio de Janeiro » Copacabana

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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