Words are not enough to describe the pure insanity that is Carnaval in Salvador in Bahia, Brazil. Holy. Crap.
Check out the video I took to get an idea: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOJsmIx4Z7Y
We party like 21 year old rockstars most every night, jumping up and down in the streets in a sea of sweaty people for hours on end, closing out each night at a random beach bar, till the sun comes up and its hot as hell already. After the first night, I begin wearing my bikini out under my clothes every night, since the evenings turn to mornings. On one of the last days I was actually concerned that I was going to get sunburnt. Should have packed my sunscreen and sunglasses too! We rinse and repeat on this for four nights straight.
We checked out some different parties - the best the Camarote de Nana which is a huge party location they construct along the street party. It had a beach bar, a club, and outdoor area to watch the music and the street party, food, booze and most importantly, BATHROOMS! (much better than samba school experience!).
Good times were had here and I would definitely be back for this again.
Strangely, this is not a tourist destination party and I didn't see or hear any other foreigners the entire time were were there.
We also have a go at a bloco - dancing along the street party route, within the ropes of a parade truck featuring a specific band or music star. Claudia Leite (another famous chantuese around here) was our bloco and while I love her music, I did not love being pushed in the throng of people for over four hours. This and the ugliest abada (tshirt) you have ever seen (required for entry), made the patience testing part of the whole experience. But I survived to enjoy another Caiprioska! Of course.
After all this, my liver hurts a lot and I'm thankful I packed my sleep mask since we only caught some zzz's during daylight hours.
We also met a ton of interesting and hilarious people that made this trip great.
I will be back to Salvador another time to enjoy the beaches in the more traditional fashion (ie sunbathing during daylight).
Tchau Salvador!
PS: The feature photos on my blog is me dancing at said beach bar in Salvador around 7am so you can get the full visual effect.
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