Salvador stories on sambagypsy

Just a note to my riostories readers that I am in Salvador now, and am posting short stories to the sambagypsy blog at sambagypsy.blogspot.com. I had a major lucky strike yesterday stumbling across Olodum & Ile Aiye during the live broadcast of the FIFA announcement of the 2014 World Cup cities. Yes, Salvador will be one of them! (cue enormous street party.) Note to my Bloco X friends: You WILL be coming to Brazil for the 2014 World Cup, won't you?

Sadness...

... My thoughts go out to everyone on the Rio-Paris flight that just disappeared over the Atlantic, and their friends and families.