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| Brazil Day 2015 stage and beach volleyball court |
Brazil took over London's Trafalgar Square on Saturday 8th August. The colours were yellow and green everywhere.
Brazil Day 2015 was staged in eager anticipation of the Rio 2016 Olympics and Paralympics. There was music, dancing, singing, Brazilian food and even beach volleyball.
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| Brazilian Singers and Dancers on the Brazil Day 2015 stage |
The crowds turned out in strength on a warm summer afternoon and evening. Not quite Brazilian weather perhaps. The temperature and the crowd were nonetheless warm.
It was great to see beach volleyball back in Central London. It brought back memories of one of the most entertaining events at the London 2012 Olympics on Horse Guards Parade.
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| The Gift Horse on the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square |
Hans Haacke's Gift Horse on the Fourth Plinth looked as if he could do with fattening up. He could perhaps have done with some of my spicy Brazilian chicken and sweet potato fries.
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| Brazilian Spicy Barbecued Chicken and Sweet Potato Fries |
On a more serious note, the skeletal statue is meant to convey the gap between rich and poor for the City. It should probably also draw attention to the gap between rich and poor in Brazil.
Sport and culture are great levellers. Whatever the current difficulties, I am sure the Brazilian people will stage the first South American Olympics and Paralympics with their characteristic welcome and enthusiasm in 2016.
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