They did have a big parade here (and, from what I gather most other cities in Brazil). It appeared that every school was represented by its student body. That made the first part pretty ho-hum. Some of them had a marching band, but most of them were not very fun for me to listen to. (Maybe I should say that I was in one of the better marching bands of my area for a few years, which tends to make one look more critically at other bands.)
Hundreds and hundreds of police and military personnel marched by, and there were hundreds more police around the crowds for security. All this led me to ask myself: What about the safety of the rest of the city: If all the police are here, what happens in case of emergency elsewhere in the city?
Never really got a good answer.
Something else that caught my attention was that the military personnel all had some sort of armament. I saw uzis, machine guns, rifles, flame-throwers, bazooka-like weapons. It looked as though they were carrying live rounds too!
It was kind of fun to be here for their celebration of Independence. To see how they celebrate it, which, the parade seemed to be the biggest part. As I recall not much else exciting happened that day. Come to think of it, this is the second foreign country I have attended and Independence Day celebration in.
How we are doing:
We are doing great! We have seen so many blessings in our lives, and look forward to the next few months here. We know that as we seek God´s will, we will find the path he has for us.
I continue to learn Portuguese bit-by-bit, and they continue to wonder how I pick it up so fast. It does not always feel so fast to me, but they say its fast. Nádya is picking up more and more English as well.
I am getting hungry, and I smell that lunch is almost on... better go.
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