Inhlangano yokuqala noRio de Janeiro ngokungangabazeki i-Carnival. Idolobha lidalwe ngokoqobo izimpaphe, ubuhle ezikrinini ezikhanyayo kanye ne-samba elicashunwe. Kepha safika cishe izinyanga ezimbili ngaphambi kokuqala kwe-carnival, ngoDisemba, lapho siseRio amahle kakhulu izivakashi futhi ungabona idolobha ngaphandle kobukhazikhazi obukhulu.
Yini ayihlaba umxhwele? Leli idolobha eliluhlaza kakhulu, kubukeka sengathi liqukethe ngokuphelele lolwandle, ulwandle luzwakala ngisho nalapho lungabonakali lapho lungabonakali khona. Mina nomyeni wami sasihlala emzimbeni, endaweni yolwandle lwase-Ipanoma, futhi iningi lesikhathi sachithwa olwandle.
Kuyiqiniso, into yokuqala esifuna ukuya kuyo lapho umhlanganisi omkhulu wawufunwa kangaka kulokhu - ngokusho koMould Copakaban. Akukona nje kuphela ibhishi, kodwa futhi nendawo ekhonsathi nenye yezindawo ezixakeke kakhulu zedolobha. Ezinhle, cishe akukho lutho olumboziwe, phezulu (kepha alunakuqhathaniswa) abathengisi, ilanga elikhanyayo - konke lokhu kwakha umuzwa weholide nobusha baphakade.
I-Promenade yabekwa engxenyeni yonke yedolobha ledolobha, kodwa kuzoba nokudumazeka okumpofu - ebhulukwe elihle elimhlophe leRio alisekho emfashinini, banikela eThong.
Kubukeka kimi isikhathi esihle sokubhukuda lapha ubusuku. Okokuqala, kushise kakhulu ngosuku, futhi ulwandle aluvumi olufudumele kakhulu, kepha okwesibili, ebusuku ngeke lubonakale ukuthi amanzi ahlanzekile kakhulu. Kusihlwa, izitolo ezincane ezinezimpahla ezahlukahlukene zivuleka eceleni kwe-promenade, kepha kufanele ulalele - umngane wethu ovela esikhwameni, lapho kubonakala sengathi, kusobala ukuthi othile wabonakala eyisikhumbuzo esihle.
Ukuzola okwengeziwe, kepha futhi kuyingxenye enhle yedolobha - amapaki. Lapha okumsulwa, okugcinwe kahle futhi okupholile okuningi.
URio wayeyingxenye yohambo lwethu eBrazil, safika lapha ngemoto. Kuyathakazelisa ukuthi, naphezu kwe-traffic jams, ukunyakaza edolobheni kunobungane impela. Asikanqunywa, ngaphuthelwa, angikaze ngibone ingxabano eyodwa. Indoda yefilosofi yachaza lokhu kulahla kwelanga nokudla okumnandi.
Amahhotela abiza kakhulu kune-European, futhi insizakalo imbi kakhulu. Kwamangala ukuthi cishe yonke indawo eBrazil ngamahhotela ayi-4 no-5 e-Star kungasetshenziswa kuphela yigajethi elilodwa ngasikhathi sinye.
Kepha i-inthanethi embi ayizange isongezele okuvelayo kokunye, futhi sihlela ukuphinda uhambo lwethu.