Carnaval

Today is the second day of Carnaval, which is a 4 day festival for the entire country that happens every year. I'm in a block called "Os Bartira" which has 22 people and is one of the largest in the city. Carnaval blocks are groups of friends that rent a place to stay and stick together for all of Carnaval. They even have shirts kind of like a team jersey with a name and number on the back. We rented a garage and a yard behind some houses. Every night we go hang out at the block, go visit other blocks, and later go to the club Soal which is all decorated for Carnaval. A lot of people come visit our block. We stayed out last night and the night before, even though Carnaval only officially started last night. It's really fun. Here everything stops and the entire town and practically the entire country is out partying. Everyone you see is happy and having a great time wherever you go.