Sunday - the day of our show in the theatre known as GATS.
Eneias' girlfriend Marli cooks a delicious lunch for us. Her home is large, airy and tastefully decorated. Everything matches. There is a large garden and balconies all around, looking out upon the nearby hills and surrounding countryside.
Marli has two big dogs. After a brief introduction, she announces that she will put them into their enclosure. She calls to them - "Biscoito!" and they snap to attention, keen to get their biscuits.
We laugh that the dogs speak Portuguese.
For dessert, Marli has prepared a caju mousse. Caju is a tropical fruit, which I first tasted in Olinda a couple of weeks earlier. The mousse is creamy, tangy and sweet. Normally I try not to eat a lot of sweets, but I cannot resist a second helping of this delicious mousse.
We head back to the hotel and I get dressed for the show.
I leave my husband resting in the room. Eneias collects me and we go to the theatre.
There's a back entrance leading to a long, thin dressing room. I set up my steamer and put my makeup bag on the counter.
We meet Samuca, who is going to video the show for us.
The sound and lighting check takes a long time. I sing too much, and worry about wearing out my voice.
The instructions on the packet of cold pills tell me to take one a day. I've already taken two, but my nose is still running. I decide to take the risk of a third pill - I can't be blowing my nose on stage.
Eneias gets dressed in his performance clothes and warms up with some quiet singing.
We are at the theatre for three hours before the doors open. The long wait makes us both nervous.
Finally the lights go down and the show is announced. We take our places on stage and we're on.
Eneias encourages me to speak to the audience in Portuguese. It's a big mental effort, but I manage to produce a few sentences.
Thiago joins us on guitar for Viajei and then I leave the stage while they perform Eneias' composition Sou de Santa Catarina (I am from Santa Catarina). In this song Thiago plays harmonica, then he and Eneias sing together. The performance is quite moving - they are both proud of being from Santa Catarina.
Finally we reach the end of the show, and Rubens joins us on stage for Wave and The Girl From Ipanema. He plays the shaker and imitates a trumpet sound. He's so funny, he makes me laugh out loud.
Afterwards, everyone wants to be photographed with us. We go to the shopping mall for supper, and quite a few audience members are there too.
This was the concert in Jaragua.
Our next goal is a concert in Rio.
Eneias' girlfriend Marli cooks a delicious lunch for us. Her home is large, airy and tastefully decorated. Everything matches. There is a large garden and balconies all around, looking out upon the nearby hills and surrounding countryside.
Marli has two big dogs. After a brief introduction, she announces that she will put them into their enclosure. She calls to them - "Biscoito!" and they snap to attention, keen to get their biscuits.
We laugh that the dogs speak Portuguese.
For dessert, Marli has prepared a caju mousse. Caju is a tropical fruit, which I first tasted in Olinda a couple of weeks earlier. The mousse is creamy, tangy and sweet. Normally I try not to eat a lot of sweets, but I cannot resist a second helping of this delicious mousse.
We head back to the hotel and I get dressed for the show.
I leave my husband resting in the room. Eneias collects me and we go to the theatre.
There's a back entrance leading to a long, thin dressing room. I set up my steamer and put my makeup bag on the counter.
We meet Samuca, who is going to video the show for us.
The sound and lighting check takes a long time. I sing too much, and worry about wearing out my voice.
The instructions on the packet of cold pills tell me to take one a day. I've already taken two, but my nose is still running. I decide to take the risk of a third pill - I can't be blowing my nose on stage.
Eneias gets dressed in his performance clothes and warms up with some quiet singing.
We are at the theatre for three hours before the doors open. The long wait makes us both nervous.
Finally the lights go down and the show is announced. We take our places on stage and we're on.
Eneias encourages me to speak to the audience in Portuguese. It's a big mental effort, but I manage to produce a few sentences.
Thiago joins us on guitar for Viajei and then I leave the stage while they perform Eneias' composition Sou de Santa Catarina (I am from Santa Catarina). In this song Thiago plays harmonica, then he and Eneias sing together. The performance is quite moving - they are both proud of being from Santa Catarina.
Finally we reach the end of the show, and Rubens joins us on stage for Wave and The Girl From Ipanema. He plays the shaker and imitates a trumpet sound. He's so funny, he makes me laugh out loud.
Afterwards, everyone wants to be photographed with us. We go to the shopping mall for supper, and quite a few audience members are there too.
This was the concert in Jaragua.
Our next goal is a concert in Rio.
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