08/06/07, 5pm, O'Hare Airport, Getting
ready for a trip (jeopardized by an over-2-hour-delay)
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Polonia Ensemble journey and pictures from tournée to Brazil
Day 1(+2). The
Longest Day (50 hours)
Polonia´s
trip to Brazil has been quite an adventure.
Traveling itself was an experience, more
Day 3. Well
Deserved Reward
After
our arduous journey, our group woke up rested and refreshed,
and ready for what was to be a most wonderful
more
Day 4, 5. Parade,
Opening Ceremony, Concerts
Friday
dawned bright and early for all of us; some rose, some shone,
some just rolled over…
Day 6. Spiritual
Anapolis
Brazil
turned out to be more than everyone expected...
Day 7. Pirenopolis
Waking
up after a fun filled day at the disco, everyone was glad that
today was a free day...
Day 8, 9. Regular
Workday and the Finale
Waking
up to moms screaming to get up at 6 A.M. is definitely nothing
pleasant...
Day 10. Rio
de Janeiro: Statue of Christ
Feeling
the Power of Christ the Redeemer...
Day 11. Rio
de Janeiro: Sugar Loaf
It was an early and inactive
morning that we woke up to...
Day 12. Rio
de Janeiro: Maracana Stadium and Botanical Garden
Day 13. Rio
de Janeiro: Polish Soldier Day
Day 14. Rio
de Janeiro: Tropical Islands
Day 15. Petrópolis
Adieu
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Program:
1. 08/08
- Wednesday - Brasilia, the
capital of Brazil, performance in Polish Consulate
2. August
08 to 16, 2007 - CIOFF
International Folklore Festival of Anápolis
Program
International Folklore Festival of Anápolis
Every year, in the
central state of Brazil, Goiás, the city of Anápolis and the CIOFF
Council organize a folk festival to provide positive interaction
among people from different cultures, ethnic backgrounds, and
religious beliefs in order to promote the peace among the people.
Festival runs from Wednesday, August 8th to Thursday, August 16th.
Festival's program includes: Festival Night Opening and Closing,
concerts, street parades, cultural animation for communities
and workshops.
We are staying in:
Estância Park Hotel
R. B, 62/63
Ch Recreio - Anápolis - GO - CEP: 75103-740
Phone # from USA to the hotel: 0-11-55-62-3318-1200
3. August
16 to 21, 2007 - Rio de Janeiro, "marvelous city",
one of the most densely populated cities in the world, with 7
million inhabitants.
We are staying in "Clube
Naval"
Phone # from USA to the hotel: 0-11-55-21-2109-8100
8/16, Thursday
Tour to Corcovado (Christ Statue), located in the Tijuca Forest
National Park, the largest urban forest in the world. "It must
rank as one of the most iconic sights in the world, the statue of
Christ the Redeemer standing proudly atop Mount Corcovado, arms
outstretched, gazing out over the sprawl of Rio de Janeiro below.
The views from the top of the peak are sublime, one of the planet’s
most amazing cities glittering at your feet. "
08/17, Friday
Sugar Loaf tour, driving by downtown Rio, with its fine
colonial-style Portuguese buildings, and continuing on to the cable
car at Prai Vermelha (red beach). A ride to the top of Sugar Loaf
Mountain gives the visitor a wonderful view of the city nestling
between the mountains and the sea, and the sight of the sun going
down over Copacabana beach is magical. Visit Downtown
Rio, Metropolitan Cathedral and Copacabana
Beach.
08/18, Saturday
Tour to Maracana Stadium - one of the largest football
stadiums in the world. Owned by the Rio de Janeiro State Government,
it is named after the Maracanã neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro. It
was opened in 1950 to host the FIFA World Cup. Since then, it has
mainly been used for football matches between the biggest football
clubs in Rio de Janeiro, including Flamengo, Botafogo, Fluminense
and sometimes the Vasco da Gama. It has also hosted a number of
concerts and other sporting events. Although the paid attendance for
the 1950 FIFA World Cup final was 173,000, the stadium currently
seats 95,000 spectators
Tour to Botanical Garden - home to some 2,600 species of
plant life.
08/19, Sunday
Polish Soldiers Day celebration, performance
08/20, Monday
Tropical Islands , Rio de Janeiro
Located 100 km from Rio de Janeiro, the Green Coast Region is the
locals favorite place to sail, relax and enjoy the beach.
08/21, Tuesday
Tour to Petrópolis, the Imperial City of Brazil. Located 40 miles
southeast of Rio de Janeiro, Petrópolis is nestled among the wooded
hills of the Serra dos Órgãos National Park. First settled by the
Germans, the city keeps the memory of the nation's first monarch,
Emperor Dom Pedro I, alive and well through its architectural
heritage and charm ( Imperial Museum, pink Neoclassical palace,
Neogothic Cathedral, Crystal Palace)
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