I was on my own from the afternoon of June 21 through June 24. I mean, I still had work to do, but I was only responsible for getting me, myself, and I around and no one else. Which also means, since I'm not very in demand, that I could have a fun evening out.
Luckily I was part of an excellent "delegation" of funders, which included a couple of Rio experts, meaning, they knew where to go and when for excellent music. We headed to the old part of Rio to see a Samba Orchestra at Centro Cultural Carioca. It was pretty fantastic. The music, that is, not necessarily the food (the vegetarian options in Rio were not great).
This club is on a beautiful square down a slightly dark alley. Across the square is the Portuguese House of Letters (basically a library of old books from Portugal).
Luckily I was part of an excellent "delegation" of funders, which included a couple of Rio experts, meaning, they knew where to go and when for excellent music. We headed to the old part of Rio to see a Samba Orchestra at Centro Cultural Carioca. It was pretty fantastic. The music, that is, not necessarily the food (the vegetarian options in Rio were not great).
This club is on a beautiful square down a slightly dark alley. Across the square is the Portuguese House of Letters (basically a library of old books from Portugal).
Giving you a feel for the room:
The amazing singers and band (yes, I bought a C.D.):
It rained that night and the ceiling was leaking on part of our delegation and the drummer (but he carried on like nothing was happening).
The band leader
