At the beginning of March, our pousada greeted a swarm of Dutchmen (and women) as long-term guests. Nine holandesas are here volunteering until August in a variety of different projects around Rio: teaching English to aspiring restaurant staff, making bracelets and masks in after school programs with kids, and providing fresh clothing and warm showers to street children.
Last Friday, April 30, marked the Netherlands' biggest holiday: Queen's Day, commemorating the birthday of the nation's monarch. To celebrate, Casa579's Dutch contingent threw a huge party in Favela do Mare with activities and snacks for children in the afternoon and caipirinhas and dancing for adults later on. In an pleasant mingling of cultures, Cariocas donned orange, played traditional Dutch games, and practiced rolling phrases in the new language around in their mouths. With hundreds of Mare residents in attendance, the party was a complete success, and more than one kid could be seen sporting a Dutch flag painted on one cheek and a Brazilian flag on the other.
Below are some high-quality photos of the event, taken by the favela's photographer.
As well as cotton candy, partygoers got to munch on authentic Dutch pancakes (baked with apple), peanut butter, and carrot and potato pure
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