the last few days we spent in rio going an assortment of blocos, these are basically a tradition that started with carnival where each block has a band that plays on the flat bed of a truck and then everyone from the neighborhood (and anyone eles who wants to join in) follow behind and drink a ton of beer and sing along. they were great fun and also very tiring. one of them went on for about 3 hrs cruising down the one of the biggeset streets in rio. we spent today soaking up the atlantic ocean and the sun south of the equator. we are in a little colonial villiage named paraty that has kept much of its charm and color from the 17th century. the streets are sort of cobbel stoned but when it
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