The first step towards a new adventure

Ever since I came back from India I was thinking of the next great adventure. It's easy to dream and to think that someday you may get the opportunity to visit the places you go when you are sleeping...but if you don't take some chances and trust yourself you will never make it.


Yesterday I made the first step, the most important one - buy the plane ticket - to a new and wonderfull adventure: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil...more exactly the Rio Carnival.


The Crnival of Brazil is an annual festival held forty-six days before Easter. Carnival celebrations are believed to have roots in the pagan festival of Saturnalia, which, adapted to Christianity, became a farewell to bad things in a season of religious discipline to practice repentance and prepare for Christ's death and resurrection.

Rhythm, participation, and costumes vary from one region of Brazil to another. This carnival is heavily influenced by African-Brazilian culture. Crowds follow the trio electricos floats through the city streets.

The carnival is the most famous holiday in Brazil and has become an event of huge proportions. The country stops completely for almost a week and festivities are intense, day and night, mainly in coastal cities. The consumption of beer accounts for 80% of annual consumption and tourism receives 70% of annual visitors.

7 months and 12 days to go:))

Love u. Take care.