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Bitter-sweet contrasts

As the trip progressed, I began to suspect the reason for the foul odor. I had traveled thousands of kilometers to catch the hangover from Rio’s famed Carnaval. I’m glad to have missed the world’s biggest party in early March. I am not good in crowds. I felt, however, like I had just missed a party, or more accurately, having arrived the morning after a Dionysian orgy. In Rio, Carnaval is taken seriously.