20 años Latinamerica Personal: Oktoberfest in Latinamerica and Samba Carnaval in Finland

It was more or less 10 years ago I had the possibility to visit Oktoberfest here in Latinamerica.

And yesterday, on Sunday the 11th of October I visited Oktoberfest here once again.

But...these 2 Oktoberfests were organized in two different countries. In Brazil - as my visit yesterday and in Argentina - as my visit 10 years ago...Both visits thanks to my cooperation partners here in Latinamerica. In Argentina they organize Oktoberfest in Villa General Belgrano in central Argentina and in Brazil in Blumenau in South-Brazil.

But to get into right kind of carnaval mood let's listen to one samba, by Alcione "The Marrom". One of her beautiful sambas called "Não deixe o samba morrer". I myself have seen Alcione also live, but not in Brazil - in Finland! By the way, did you know that there are also samba schools in Finland and that they organize every year in the beginning of June Samba Carnaval on the streets of Helsinki? Check here to see, how they dance in the Senate Square in Helsinki singing samba in Finnish...One of my best friends has been dancing samba for years.

But now we go to the Oktoberfest in Blumenau and begin the story with listening to the Oktoberfest Munich Wiesn Hit 2015 Zaschas "Sauf ma no a Mass" or if you prefer a little bit kind of rockiger Wiesn-Hit couple of years earlier, that is Rockaholixs Buams "Bei uns in Bayern" .

I have visited Oktoberfest in Munich twice, first time in the year 1987 and second time in the year 1995. It was of course an interesting experience with waitresses carrying 5 of those 1 liter beer steins in one hand, so all together 10 at the same time...I have one of this kind at home and of course I bought one in Oktoberfest of Blumenau Brazil yesterday too. A little bit smaller but very nice.

Do you see my "Bier Abwüsch Bändeli" (=wiping away the beer...). Nice joke! The "Bändelis" I bought when in Switzerland visiting the biggest brewery "Feldschlösschen" in Rheinfelden near the German border. Take a visit there too, when visiting the beautiful Switzerland with marvellous mountains and other landscape of the similar kind. They have a really beautiful brewery there too.

Well, in Blumenau it was nice to taste local beers and eat German specialities, like the famous Currywurst from Berlin and Eisenbahn-beer or Wunderbier...