Dancing in the street...
So this is the third time I attempt to update this for the entertainment of you at home over the past week. Computers and the internet are usually rather handy but can at times be rather evil too. And besides there are far more interesting things to be looking at.
Spent last Tuesday night in Salvador. It is a pretty, historical centre with cobbled streets (which I seem to be getting a taste for) and pastel coloured buildings. In Brazil most towns have a traditional evening which is deemed "party night" and in Salvador it is Tuesday. Things kick off around 6 when food and drink stalls open up selling all sorts of local foods, juices, cocktails and the like. Then there is Capoeria in the streets which people can watch and some of the schools also have more formal shows inside that people can go and see. Later live music starts on big stages in the town squares and there are people drumming and dancing in the street as well. All the clubs play music, the place is crowded and a little crazy and all the cafes and restaraunts are full. There are heaps of art shops which are also open so you can have a look at some beautiful local paintings and the like as well. Very good fun.
Took the bus on Wednesday night to Recife then on to Olinda where I am now and where I will stay til mid-Janurary. Met some of the other volunteers over the weekend, there are two girls starting the same time I am which is pretty neat. We had our first day of orientation week (half a day of introduction followed by half a day of Portugese which we continue tommorrow).
There is a art fair for the past few weeks which just finished so on Saturday we walked around looking at lots of art and having a look around the old buildings (also pastel with cobbled streets!) and found out where I´ll be working. Yesterday four of us went to Faria Marinha Beach for the afternoon. It´s what I consider a real beach because it has palm trees. Consumed local alcohol and coconuts (not at the same time) and was also offered everything from clothing to seafood to skin cream by vendors. Shopping from your beach towel! Also swam in the Atlantic which was much fun.
Capoeria class now and Samba tommorrow apparently, yay!
Spent last Tuesday night in Salvador. It is a pretty, historical centre with cobbled streets (which I seem to be getting a taste for) and pastel coloured buildings. In Brazil most towns have a traditional evening which is deemed "party night" and in Salvador it is Tuesday. Things kick off around 6 when food and drink stalls open up selling all sorts of local foods, juices, cocktails and the like. Then there is Capoeria in the streets which people can watch and some of the schools also have more formal shows inside that people can go and see. Later live music starts on big stages in the town squares and there are people drumming and dancing in the street as well. All the clubs play music, the place is crowded and a little crazy and all the cafes and restaraunts are full. There are heaps of art shops which are also open so you can have a look at some beautiful local paintings and the like as well. Very good fun.
Took the bus on Wednesday night to Recife then on to Olinda where I am now and where I will stay til mid-Janurary. Met some of the other volunteers over the weekend, there are two girls starting the same time I am which is pretty neat. We had our first day of orientation week (half a day of introduction followed by half a day of Portugese which we continue tommorrow).
There is a art fair for the past few weeks which just finished so on Saturday we walked around looking at lots of art and having a look around the old buildings (also pastel with cobbled streets!) and found out where I´ll be working. Yesterday four of us went to Faria Marinha Beach for the afternoon. It´s what I consider a real beach because it has palm trees. Consumed local alcohol and coconuts (not at the same time) and was also offered everything from clothing to seafood to skin cream by vendors. Shopping from your beach towel! Also swam in the Atlantic which was much fun.
Capoeria class now and Samba tommorrow apparently, yay!
posted by moonbug @ Monday, December 06, 2004
2 Comments:
At Tuesday, December 07, 2004 9:05:00 am,
Anonymous said…
What is Capobera? It doesnt appear on any of the 8 billion webpages that google searches.
I figure its some sort of dance, so could you describe its defining features?
Thatcher.
-off to play Eddy Gordo in Tekken.
At Friday, December 10, 2004 4:46:00 pm,
moonbug said…
Capoeria (not Capoberia, my bad spelling) is a Brazillian martial art which combines music and dance. It was developed by African slaves as a way of training to fight in secret from their owners(the masters thinking it was just a traditional dance because of the music and such). It involes lots of movement and flexibility.
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