This week I attended my first 'Zumbathon' having been to quite a few Zuba classes in recent weeks. Zumba is a new style of Brazilian themed fitness class that seems to be sweeping the nation at the moment. It crosses aerobics with salsa and Latin to produce a sweat filled and highly amusing evening.
The classes usually last for an hour every week, and are hard work enough! The Zumbathon, as the name suggests, was a three hour challenge of endurance. Testing co-ordination, stamina and our taste buds as the evening was finished with my first taster of the traditional Brazilian cocktail, the Caipirinha.
The Caipirinha is just a simple mix of rum, lime and sugar, probably most easily likened to a mojito (without the mint!) that definitely packs a punch.
Latin beats, bongos and a Caipirinha is what the carnival is all about and the Zumbathon went to great lengths to encapsulate a little snippet of Rio, bring on the real thing!
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