Story written 21 May 2008
New Years festivities on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Dec 31st, 2007 - As part of New Year festivities, a group of men dresses in drag and does the "danca do siri" or "crab dance" around cars at stoplights.
Information desk at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City
New Years Eve in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Every year an estimated 2.5 million people gather on the beach in Copacabana to celebrate the arrival of the New Year.
As part of a New Years tradition, a man in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil carries flowers to the ocean which are thrown into the sea as an offering to Yemanja, the Goddess of the Sea.
Brandon Rude has been a member since 16 January 2008 and goes by seujoao.
Currently in New York City.