On a return visit to Brazil for several months that I will describe later, I traveled north to experience the famous street Carnival of Bahia (Salvador), the original capital of Brazil. Rather than a massive and flashy spectacle like in Rio, Carnival in Bahia is a street affair, up close and personal with the people. Over 200 Carnival groups parade and frolic in the streets for a week and you feel like you've found the center of the party universe! The Guinness Book of World Records logs this as the largest party in the world. You get to wear your own costume (or not) and dance and interact with people from all over Brazil and the world. My favorite things were the trio electricos, big sound trucks moving through town with live bands and dancers on board (A sample: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pt5h_g1MRu8). Need I say more?
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