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Mary Besore Durward
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Traditional Brasilian Easter - Boa Páscoa!- March 26, 2005
Happy Easter to everyone! I suppose you're curious about what a
traditional Easter is like in Brasil. This Easter is going to be a
combination of Brasilian traditions - we're going to the futebol stadium
in Goiania to watch the Brasilian National Soccer Team play against
Peru! This is one of those one chance in a lifetime events. I'm hoping
to see a formation of the "Fantastic Four" with Robinho, Ronaldo,
Ronaldinho, and Kaka. We're all going to have a cultural experience
tomorrow because it will be Angela's first soccer game too. The last
time I watched this team play was during the 2002 World Cup finals when
I got up at 3 AM to watch the match between Brazil and Germany on TV.
It will be amazing to see these players in person, and we have some of
the best seats in the stadium!
Good Friday was a national holiday in Brasil. I watched and helped Angela make a one pot meal called bacalhãoda, based on codfish with potatoes, tomatoes, green pepper, kale, onions, olives, and bay leaves. This is traditionally a religious holiday, but for many families it's now more of an opportunity for the family to be together. Fish-based meals are the most traditional foods for Easter, but it's the family togetherness rather than the food that's most important here. Brasil has an Easter Bunny, and he delivers candy with the help of all large grocery stores. For weeks, they have displayed awnings formed of chocolate produced by all of the major candy companies. In most cases there's a shell of chocolate or plastic wrapped in colored foil with smaller candy eggs inside. I decided not to go with the commercial products, but to make my own. I made brigadeiros, a traditional Brasilian chocolate candy made with sweetened condensed milk and cocoa. It's cooked, cooled, and rolled into balls and decorated with chocolate sprinkles. Most of the brigadeiros didn't even make it to Good Friday! We ate them at different times during Thursday night! There was only one candy left for each of us after dinner on Good Friday, so I guess they were good. Happy Easter, and if you watch the game on TV, I'll be one of the people in the area with chairs wearing a yellow shirt with green trim designed especially for this game!
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Postings Index:
Trip to Thunder Bay - November 18, 2007 It's Snowing - November 9, 2007 Information about Andy - October 14, 2007 I'm Blogging Again - August 6, 2007 Another East Coast Trip - Thursday, July 28, 2005 East Coast Tour - Sunday, June 5, 2005 My Last Few Days! - Tuesday, May 10, 2005 Three More Weeks - Monday, April 25, 2005 Palmas and Back - Sunday, April 17, 2005 A Typical Day in Goiânia - Wednesday, April 6, 2005 Traditional Brasilian Easter - March 26, 2005 Heaven on Ilhabela - March 14, 2005 Onward to Campinas - Tuesday, March 8, 2005 My Visa is Extended! - March 1, 2005
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