Festas Juninas - A Very Brazilian Celebration

In June Brazil celebrates Festas Juninas or Festas de São João. In the Northeast of Brazil, the festas juninas are as big as carnival. You can expect tons of regional food, colorful outfits, loud music, lots of dancing (Forró), and of course a generous serving of Brazilian joy.

Here are good resources for you to learn about São João:

• Festa Junina - Wikipedia
• Festa Junina - Brazzil.com

Check out these videos from YouTube. Even if you cannot understand what is said, the images will speak for themselves:

• Quadrilha Moleka 100 Vergonha
• São João de Campina Grande - Jornal Nacional

Finally, some Flicker photos:

• AF Rodrigues' photostream
• Robinho's photostream

Enjoy!

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Photo by Luciana Brito