Festas and Boi de Mamao
There seem to be so many festas in Florianopolis this month. There is Festa da Laranja (orange festival), Festa de Espirito Santo (a religious festival), Festa da Tainha (which I have mentioned a few times), Festa da Junina (June festival) and Boi de Mamao.

Today we were lucky enough to see a genuine (i.e. not for tourists) Boi de Mamao in Lagao da Conceicao. I took some photos which I will post in the Gallery, but they don't convey how lively it was - lots of traditional live music, dance and interaction with the audience. In addition the players in the dance (who were all children) were so active that it was very difficult to catch photos of them before they had danced past!

It was a real treat to see this again. It has always been a favourite of mine. This photo shows the dance of the Boi (the bull).