Happy Bear comes from Tainan in Taiwan to stay with João Pinheiro School for the year.It is holiday times in most schools in Brazil before the beginning of second semester. School year starts generally in February and goes up to December.
Happy Bear enjoyed a short trip to Rio de Janeiro with me, we visited the city of Paraty. It is a historical city , preserved almost as it used to be in colonial times. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraty
The weather in Paraty is very hot in summer, but extremely pleasant in winter, ideal for FLIP, which can be translated as the International Festival of Literature in Paraty. The whole city is organized to receive visitors and offers various literary activities, lectures, workshops, storytelling, poetry recitation, theater and much more.http://flip.org.br/en/festival
This is the replica of a caiçara home, as the traditional inhabitants are called in the southeastern and south coast of the country, the population originates from miscegenation between indians, blacks and whites. Its main activity is the fishing and agriculture.
They used clay and wood to make their homes and the roof was covered with straw.
The traditional way of life caiçara population is being threatened. Large corporations want their lands to build tourist resorts and apartment buildings. There are conflicts that are often violent. The population of Trindade was mourning the death of one of his sons in a conflict.
The festival takes the whole week and happens since 2003. Writers from Brazil and abroad come to this festival which is attended by teachers, students and lit lovers in general.
I hope you have enjoyed our trip to Paraty.
