For the Boys :-)

Last night was the best party I have been to in my life! And I´m told this is only a taste of what is to come.

The bloco started at 6pm at the City Centre (Centrum) and we went straight through to 4am. Felt that I could have spent the entire night on the streets, the atmosphere was electric, everyone was just living it up. The bloco kicked off with some semi-naked beauties doing a samba jiggle and that performance carried on for a few hours.

The lovely lasses strutting their stuff

We stayed to watch, being lucky to have front-row views. We stayed at Centrum´s bloco for a few hours, then made our way to Lapa by foot (about 20min away), which is the bohemian district. There the party just continued in full force. I´m told that this area of the city is always a-buzz, day and night. At carnival time there are thousands of people milling about, spilling over onto the pavement from row upon row of street bars. People dancing in the street, singing, such an AWESOME vibe! It is contagious.


I did not want to leave. That says a lot for the girl who used to be in bed by 10pm and used get the sulks if I was out later than midnight. Now I feel like a different person, laughing more, chatting to everyone, just feeling so alive.


We left at 4am, and that took some convincing from Elzi´s side. But so glad she did, because today the new bloco at St Theresa kicks off at 1pm and will probably turn into another all nighter. Carnival is not for the faint hearted :-) The bloco in St Theresa is apparently one of the best in the city, because of the location.
St Theresa is the artistic mecca of Rio, with heaps of artists living there. The bloco itself will be held in old ruins/castle type building, with a panoramic view of Rio. Due to its ueber high location the view is incredible.
Before we went to Centrum´s bloco last night, Elzi, Mark and I went costume shopping. It was such a riot. In the city centre there is street upon street of super cheap shops stocking every possible carnival item you can think of. One needs a local to navigate your way round. Once again very blessed to have Elzi there. Also not the safest area, so wouldn´t go by myself. Cameras and phones best left tucked away. Was another awesome experience, with people milling about in droves.

Elzi and Mark in Centrum with their Carnival goodies

My writing may be sporadic and all over the place today, but my head still feels like a ball of fluff after little sleep and too much beer and caiparinha. Despite drinking heaps of water inbetween, it still caught up.


Met loads of foreigners and locals last night, everyone feeling the spirit. Also had on my blue hair and got A LOT of attention with that. Elzi was calling me the ´next top model´ with the hairstyle, because everyone was commenting on it. Told Elzi that I´m seriously considering dying my hair ocean blue - felt like a different person and loved every minute of it:-)







Elzi, Mark & I sporting our carnival accessories


Watch this space for tomorrow´s update on St Theresa.


LET´S GO GO GO!!!