My first night club in Brasil and we had a great time. A school that I work for had their 1st Anniversary party and we were their guests. The charge at the front door on a regular night is between R$25-$60 and then drinks. We had an open bar until 2am. The night clubs here really get going at about 12:30am and the people go home around 6am. Brazilians party late and for a long time. Rodrigo and I had such a good time we stayed out until 2:30am and then went home and watched Parks and Recreation. We danced a little, and it had been so long since we had moved our bodies it seems. I noticed that no one was really dancing; they just stood on the dance floor, texted, talked, laughed and moved ever so slightly. The people that I met were really nice and everyone was having a great time.
I watched the people enjoying themselves, it was just like being at home and the music was great. Music here in Brasil is just like the 90’s in America. The cover songs played were from the 90’s and the sound of Brazilian music mimics the era as well. Not too hard not too soft and lots of good old American Rock n Roll. Once they played the Spin-doctors and my friend Addisun who is 21 said “my parents used to play this all of the time when I was 3 or 4” Scratch… Um…I used to listen to this music and I started to count backwards about 15-17 years. What a delight it was to hear all of those songs again as I remembered school dances. It was like going to Alaska in 98’ because the music there was about 10years behind from the lower 48 as well. It took me back replaying those memories and even better, I knew almost every song. So, anyway it was a perfect night with a perfect ending which was Rodrigo and I sitting on the couch watching TV and laughing. Now we are headed to pick up the kids and have a Churrasco with the family… as today is Dia dos Pais (father’s day in Brasil).
