Happy Carnaval!
It's Carnaval 2008. Except instead of shaking it down in Olinda and Recife as I did for the past two years, this year's rendition was spent in Ottawa, bracing myself against the ice & snow. In order to not let Carnaval pass by totally unnoticed, we did organise a small costumes & caipirinhas party for Saturday night. Let's just say that many many limes sacrificed their round green lives for the occasion (fortunately, we recently discovered that the Chinese grocers around the corner sell limes for half the price of our local super market. And as we all know, half price = twice as many limes!). In addition, the small-fortune investment that I made in Carnaval masks also paid off, as everyone who came to the do was able to adorn themselves with a bit of holiday glitter. Still, it was a bit of a culture shock:
How Brazil Celebrates Carnaval: Dancing in the Streets!
How Ottawa Celebrates Carnaval: Massive Ice Sculptures during Winterlude! 
Okay, I do admit that the ice sculptures are pretty cool! It's just that its hard to dance if you are a frozen popsicle!
posted by Karen @ 10:03 p.m.
4 Comments:
We also need how Quebec City celebrates Carnaval, drinking Cariboo out of plastic canes in the cold snow filled streets while Bonhomme dances by...
carnaval...i miss it, a lot! :(
Need to know the name of that Chinese grocers....limes are needed in the summer for a multitude of margaritas !!!
We go to Kowloon on Somerset between Booth & Bronson. They also have coconut milk and quail eggs - two other mainstays of Brazilian cuisine! Yes, quail eggs - who would have thunk?
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