Friday the 25th of august we were invited to a wedding in Brasilia, the capital of Brazil. I got the opportunity to meet the rest of the big family, and to see an other, different part of Brazil. The occasion was perfect for me to meet the cultural way of celebrating a huge event of important character in Brazil. I really enjoyed it , and my family is really amazing.

We left Rio de Janeiro the wedding day and flew to Brasilia with GOL airlines, a local domestic flight company. The flight took approximately one and a half hour if not less. While approaching the airport in Brasilia, I viewed the barren soil with a lot of red-sandy plains. Brasilia is completely different from Rio de Janeiro. The grade of urbanization is very compressed in the center of the city, but only there. Otherwise, the houses are spread along wide areas of territory with big roads connecting them together. And not to mention the heat. It´s so dying hot that you do not dare to waste the last drop from the bottle of water. 

However, I met a part of the big family when we landed in the airport. From there we drove with the rented bus to our hotel, which I can´t complain about. We had lunch, got dressed, and off we went to the wedding.

The wedding was framed in a natural, peaceful scene with trees colored by spotlights. The bride-lean was placed between wood chairs with the altar up front. Besides the altar was the stage for the live band, and behind that, the purified darkness only omitted by the bright light of the bride, who just entered after the entrance of her new husband, surrounded by the anxious gathering.

We all watched happily when the couple kissed each other in joy of the promise they just made. They walked down the lane, getting rice thrown at them from both sides. When the ceremony was done, we were all lead into the amazing hall centered around the wedding cake. To my surprise the cake was fake, and not for cutting. Asking curiously I got told that in Brasilia it´s a tradition not to cut the cake; it´s used for decoration purpose only. However, another cake was served later, so I didn´t miss anything. We ate, danced, and had fun, which pictures displays better than words.

Saturday we all were invited out to an old property of the family. It was a big farm with, primary, horses, and I was told that it housed a lion as well. Not being naive I took it as a joke. First when I asked about it, and the farmer confirmed, I was convinced; it was true. Unfortunately I did not get a view of it since it wasn´t locked up in a case; it was wild.

The churrasco - a cultural way of gathering among family and/or friends to eat a lot of Brazilian beef and to relax - was good, meaning, the food and the company was great. The Brazilian way of spending time together is very relaxing, though you always know that beneath the calm surface is lying a creature far more furious of what you have ever imagined. Hence, the lion was nothing less than the proper animal to have.

I went horseback riding, played pool, and ate a lot.

I am glad that I met the whole family who indeed is nice, and, to my luck,  fulfills my expectations. Thanks to all of them for a wonderful weekend.

I hope you´re doing great wherever you are in the world . View the taken pictures, uploaded in the folder A Weekend and a Wedding in Brasilia.