Our batizado will take place at South Agora entrance of The Republic Polytechnic. 2pm -5pm. 
Nearest MRT station is Woodlands followed by a short walk (about 10mins - depending on your pace) which should be mildly invigorating for most of us (unless you’ve been skipping training).
When you get to RP (see Pix 1), just walk up along the corridor of the building where the trees are lined up, passing Subway on your right as you come to the glass entrance of Agora South (see Pix 2).
Those driving can park their cars at the The Republic Cultural Centre carpark (the carpark fees are very reasonable). (Pix 3) You will have to drive up past the bus stop, passing The Republic Cultural Centre (TRCC) on your left and the taxi drop-off (see Pix 4). Make a left just before the next traffic junction.
If you are going by cab, your cab will drop you off at the taxi stand (Pix 5) which is a couple of steps from where we’ll be having the batizado. After you alight, just walk towards the pond and towards your left where you will see a building entrance with glass doors. That’s the spot. If it rains, we’ll just move the action indoors.
Here’s a location map of Woodlands MRT to RP:
PARABENS to Claudinho who has just troco de corda. Not once but TWICE! Making it a double promotion! Whoa! When we asked him over the phone last Saturday, the ever modest Claudinho who sounded overwhelmed and slightly hoarse (because he had lost his voice), said it was so unexpected. But he was very happy. When we shared the news with Rafael from Bantus KL, who was in town over the same weekend, he was overjoyed for Claudinho, saying, “If anyone deserves that honor, it is Claudinho, man! That guy is a saint.” 
We kicked off our 1st Festa Julina with a roda. Oscar wowed the crowds and left us speechless (to Claudinho’s credit). Really, it was the kids who stole the show. Kudos to our young ones! See for yourself (vid below)
The Bantus hillbillies. Unfortunately, not everyone was in the picture. The rest were busy fishing and eating and being responsible for the fun happening around us.
We had as much fun as a bunch of mad hatters!
The quadrilha led by Claudinho who in his padre get-up kinda reminded me of… er, Kung Lao from Mortal Kombat (the movie version)?
KISS ME lah! (scene from our casamento da roça)
The “Wedding guests” included a pair of bosom pals…
the bride’s long-time rival (who occasionally gets mistaken for Tina Turner or Nong Toom, the Muay Thai fighter)
er, snooty folks from out of town who like to wrinkle their noses at us hillbillies…
True blue Brasileiros. By the way, Priscila is responsible for giving us soooooo much help in making the event a success! Three cheers to Priscila! And a big thank you!
er, in the end, the groom was seen fleeing the paparazzi with his one true love… 
leaving the menfolk a little confused and…
giving the town gossips plenty to talk about for a loooooong time
Egg n spoon race
The fishing game was especially popular. Not just with the children…there were several grown-ups who couldn’t resist a challenge!
The usual domestic squabble over some old boot…
The town drunks getting inebriated…
The banditos getting ready for the next chocolate raid…
Lots of typical Brazilian fair snacks to try!
We ate for a good cause as all the proceeds went to a charity.
