The Fairs on our Street

Brazil’s Independence Day fell on the first Friday we arrived and thereby extended these typical weekend festivities to three days. The weekends here are non-stop festivities along the the street outside our door which borders a large city park, Parque Farroupilha.

Every Saturday is an organic food market and every Sunday is a crafts fair. There is lots of clanging early in the morning as they set up their booths, but my folks say the loss of sleep is worth it for the fairly inexpensive, wholesome food, nice crafts, and the pleasant vibe.






You can get all sorts of herbs...







...and flowers...






...and get blessings from the sweet-faced angel-mime man-boy.

















Our first visit included a session of daddy-jousting with friendly strangers:

Altogether a fun first weekend, right outside our door.