Valenca
Today marked the beginning of a 10 day festival and street party in Valenca.
We took a later boat to Valenca from Galeao and arranged hotels for the evening.
On Sunday proceedings began with a ceremonial cleaning of the church.The big one up on the hill.
I missed this and the beginning of the fiesta. However early in the afternoon I met up with Ron and Marli and we went up to a residential area behind the church where every second house seemed to have turned into a temporary bar and the streets were packed with people.
In the evening mayor Tio Ramiro had arranged a free concert. The stage was huge trailer kitted out with massive speakers, changing rooms and a two way stage. It was positioned in the middle of a car park with crowds on either side.
There were three bands and a full on Brazilian tranny danced on a platform above the stage.
It was all very good natured until late in the evening, annoyed at a delay between acts, some in the crowd started hurling drink cans. At this point I left.
We took a later boat to Valenca from Galeao and arranged hotels for the evening.
On Sunday proceedings began with a ceremonial cleaning of the church.The big one up on the hill.
I missed this and the beginning of the fiesta. However early in the afternoon I met up with Ron and Marli and we went up to a residential area behind the church where every second house seemed to have turned into a temporary bar and the streets were packed with people.
In the evening mayor Tio Ramiro had arranged a free concert. The stage was huge trailer kitted out with massive speakers, changing rooms and a two way stage. It was positioned in the middle of a car park with crowds on either side.
There were three bands and a full on Brazilian tranny danced on a platform above the stage.
It was all very good natured until late in the evening, annoyed at a delay between acts, some in the crowd started hurling drink cans. At this point I left.
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