The Aftermath of the Parade

Police Guarding the Metal Wall

Angry Protester tearing Down the Wall

The Wall is Down. Now What?

Angry Protesters

Police Looking on in Dismay 

After the the Independence Day Parade in Brasilia, Brazil, A Protest of sort broke out. The only damage that was done was the destruction of a metal barrier erected for the parade earlier that day to help protect the President. The team of worker who where responsible for putting up and taking down the wall reported no real damage was done to the metal wall and it made their job a lot easier taking the wall away for next year....To Be Continued.

7 de Setembro Parade

Old style Military Jeeps in the Parade

Brazilian Army Gunnery Sargent Manning a 50 Caliber Machine Gun 

The Crowd Showing Support For their Military. Or Maybe Just Testing their Camera Phones

Well, I arrived a little late for the start of the 7 de Setembro Parade (Independence Day Parade) in the Capital City of Brasilia. This year it was a little harder to get a good position for photos due to the fact the local government had erected a barrier around the parade especially in the area where the president was to add an extra layer of security for her The pararde itself went off without a hitch. However after the parade was quite a different story more on this in my next post.

Happy Faces

The lovely Ana Souza

Juliana Silva walking on stilts 

Jose Brown  playing the giant pandeiro drum

Everybody was happy yesterday in Brasilia, as the country celebrated it Independence Day with a grand parade. Since it fell on a Friday, that meant a three day weekend, and in Brasilia, a three day week means, lets go to Rio!!  At lest for people with cushy government jobs and that mean more work for waiters in Rio, especially on Copacabana beach.

7 de Setembro-Brazil's Independence Day

Independence Day Parade Brasilia, Brazil

Lady Drum Corp

I'm just glad there's no school today!!

Today Brazil, celebrates its Independence from Portugal. May God bless this country and may the Gospel of Jesus Christ always have free reign here. In the year I have been here I have been encourage especially by youth and there enthusiasm to try make a different in their country.

Parade

Bloco do Proctão Parade

!930 Model A Ford

The Parade Continues 

Youngster giving it all she's got (top photo) in the world famous Bloco do Proctão Carnaval Parade in Brasilia, Brazil. I didn't even know they had Old Model A Fords in Brazil. Parade continues on in an orderly fashion through the streets of Brasilia.

Sete de Setembro

Sete de Setembro (7th of September) as its called here in Brazil is quite a celebration with an impressive turn out of people lining up on the main drag of Brasilia.