This is Tambacqui, a fresh water fish from the Amazon. It is one of the most delicious things in the entire universe, I am not sure if I can ever eat another fish again...
Here is Garantido, one of the main characters of the very popular folklore festival Bumba Meu Boi (Hit My Bull). The massive festival is based on the retelling of a local legend about a bull coming back to life. The festival is also a competition between two retellings of the story, one story is represented by Garantido the red bull and Caprichoso the blue bull. You have to pick a side and route for your team to win, Bumba Meu Boi is one of the only instances where Coca-cola changed the colours on it's cans for the two bull teams half red and blue. We missed the festival just by a few days of our arrival to Manaus!
Hi Milica, Mulheres Mil will not start until February 2012.
ReplyDeleteWe hope to be involved with some of the preparations for the new cycle, such as attending meetings and observing IFAM conduct research on MM participants through surveys.
Unfortunately the first MM meeting was cancelled due to a storm that damaged the IFAM building, we are waiting for new arrangements.
Regarding PROSAMIM we are attempting to get an interview with the PR department in order to gather more information on the organization.
Things are moving very slowly but we remain hopeful. I am very excited for next week because I finally start Portuguese classes!