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**ffdfriendforurr** · 04-22-2012, 07:54 AM

lol try Boston, then. You'd probably love it here. I'll take Rio's warm weather over Boston's icy winds any day.

I actually lived near boston for 9 years, in Seekonk, Mass. It was very nice and I still have friends and family there, but I would not go back because my life is here now... I do love Rio despite the heat.

I think Carnaval is the unofficial eighth world wonder, IMO. Also, I think it's more of a quintessential Brazilian thing. I've noticed how other Brazilians who are descended from (post-independence) immigrants tend to generally hate Carnaval and samba. I think the lack of relation is because those things are not really part of their culture. That may be part of the reason... but living in Rio, you really get to see the ugly side of Carnaval. I don´t hate it... I even find many aspects of it to be quite enjoyable, but after observing the negative aspects and dealing with them year after year, I´ve grown weary of the whole spectacle. The city becomes over-crowded with people, many of them international tourists and many from other parts of the country... A good part of them are uneducated and uncivilized and basically low class. Many come exclusively to rob and steal, taking advantage of the crowds and drunkeness. People get so drunk they piss all over the streets... even the women crouch down to pee in the middle of the street parades. There´s also a lot of vomiting. Most of this happends during they day when the heat is almost unbearble this time of year. Add loud and often shitty music. These are the blocos de rua that happen all over the city.
http://www.forumbiodiversity.com/showthread.php?t=28553 (I made a thread about them)
The parades at the Sambadrome are a nice spectacle actually. I usually watch them on tv, but last year my fiance, who is a dj, got invited to play at the Brahma camarote so I went with him. I really enjoyed it.

04-22-2012, 07:54 AM	#37
ffdfriendforurr Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 517 Senior Member	lol try Boston, then. You'd probably love it here. I'll take Rio's warm weather over Boston's icy winds any day. I actually lived near boston for 9 years, in Seekonk, Mass. It was very nice and I still have friends and family there, but I would not go back because my life is here now... I do love Rio despite the heat. I think Carnaval is the unofficial eighth world wonder, IMO. Also, I think it's more of a quintessential Brazilian thing. I've noticed how other Brazilians who are descended from (post-independence) immigrants tend to generally hate Carnaval and samba. I think the lack of relation is because those things are not really part of their culture. That may be part of the reason... but living in Rio, you really get to see the ugly side of Carnaval. I don´t hate it... I even find many aspects of it to be quite enjoyable, but after observing the negative aspects and dealing with them year after year, I´ve grown weary of the whole spectacle. The city becomes over-crowded with people, many of them international tourists and many from other parts of the country... A good part of them are uneducated and uncivilized and basically low class. Many come exclusively to rob and steal, taking advantage of the crowds and drunkeness. People get so drunk they piss all over the streets... even the women crouch down to pee in the middle of the street parades. There´s also a lot of vomiting. Most of this happends during they day when the heat is almost unbearble this time of year. Add loud and often shitty music. These are the *blocos de rua* that happen all over the city. http://www.forumbiodiversity.com/showthread.php?t=28553 (I made a thread about them) The parades at the Sambadrome are a nice spectacle actually. I usually watch them on tv, but last year my fiance, who is a dj, got invited to play at the Brahma camarote so I went with him. I really enjoyed it.
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