We are all getting ready for a night in the city of Carpina to see firsthand the party of São João. We danced until about 2:00 in the morning and didn't get home until 4:00 in the morning! Without a doubt this was the biggest party I have ever been to, but Glenwood had some parties that came in at a close second.

 This is a picture of Fernanda and Tiago, the family that we are staying with. They treat us like kings! Fernanda even pulled a few strings to get us into the V.I.P. section of the São João party.

 This is a picture of the traditional bonfire for the São João party. They say that if you jump over the fire you will get married! I accidentally forgot to jump over the fire. I guess that means that I won't be getting married this year. Besides, I don't think that my mom would have liked me jumping over bonfires in Brazil!

 This is a picture from the V.I.P section of the party. There were thousands of people dancing, singing and having fun. I went into the center of the crowd for one dance with a bunch of people from my study abroad group... unforgettable.

 Here is a cart that was filling up quickly with empty beer cans. This was one of many carts that was filling up and this picture was taken early in the night.

Here is another view of São João