Day Light Saving Time - Horário de Verão

On October 17th starts the Daylight Saving Time in Brazil (Also know as "Horário de Verão")... thank God!!!!

Cariocas just love the longer days, it´s easy to see a man dressed in a suit stops on the beach after work, take off his clothes (bathing suit only) and run for a swim to enjoy the few hours of sun left.

The weather is starting to worm up... soon will be hot again (considering that, as a cariocas my self, we see 15oC weather as a cold weather/ 12oC is winter).
When the weather is hotter it feels like nobody can stay at home. If you go for a walk and the beach are full of people ridding bikes, long boarding, playing volleyball... the bars are full, people drinking after works with friends... all that in a weekday. Can you imagine the weekends??? The bars in Lapa go crazy, especially the Samba Houses... during the summer, everyday is a night out...

 If you are planning to come to Rio, don´t forget your sunscreen and your bathing suit. Don´t worry bringing you beach sandals… when you get here you´ll get your “havaianas” it´s your first step to become a “soul-carioca”.