And now, on the other side of the world
Yesterday we talked about Rose Monday in Cologne, which is that city’s way to mark the beginning of the Lenten season. Other cities, notably Munich (with the end of Fasching) and, of course, New Orleans (with Mardi Gras) mark that with a huge celebration on Shrove (or Fat) Tuesday. In Brazil, though, they celebrate for four whole days, and have the entire period of Lent to recover. They probably need it since, according to Wikipedia, “more beer is consumed than the total for the rest of the year” during the four days of Carnival.
What many don’t know, however, is that Brazil also has a very strong tradition of brewing beer, often lagers in the German tradition. Brazil also has a growing microbrew industry. At this point, I have to confess to never having tried a Brazilian beer (at least not that I can recall), but I’ll be sure to rectify that shortly. In the meantime, if you know more about Brazilian beer than I do (this guy does) let us know which ones are worth trying.
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Tags: beer, Brazil, Carnival, German, Lent, samba, Schrove Tuesday
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