Highlights:
Bom Bacado; meeting the band
and trying to learn their instruments.
People:
Grupo Bom Bacado: A band
that plays Pagode music. The band consist of the following people, playing
their respective instruments:
Aurélio - Pandeiro e voz
Cacata - Rebolo
Fael - Surdo
Gui - Contrabaixo e voz
Henrique - Percussão
Nelsinho - Cavaco e voz
Renato - Violão e voz
Sunção - Percussão e voz
Dani, Allice & Gabriella
Bettencourt: Eduardo’s girlfriend and her sisters..
Enrique: Eduardo’s brother,
very quiet .
Vitor: Eduardo’s friend.
Activity:
Lunch: we experienced an
authentic Portuguese meal with Eduardo’s family. Very friendly people and
welcomed us into their home with arms wide open.
Sound Check BomBacado:
before the concert we went to the sound check, where we got to meet all the
band members and even got a chance to experiment with some of the instruments.
I have a new found respect fro percussionists.
Festa de Anniversario de 5
Anos: Grupo Bombacado: an amazing party. We got back stage passes, interacted
with the band members, had unlimited drinks, partied till the sun rose at 7:00
in the morning.
Foods:
Gilo: a greenish, bitter
eggplant-looking vegetable.
Costelinha: tiny pork ribs,
prepared in a traditional Brazilian manner. Delicious!!!
Angu: a dish of cooked corn
meal.
Pimenta malagueta: the
Brazilian chilli, very different in taste, not too hot.
Drinks:
Bacardi Apple: pronounced
“Ba-ca-gee” an apple rum.
Quentao: a boiling hot
cinnamon drink, was pretty horrible.
Words:
Propaganda - Advertising
