🎭✨The Nexialist #0109

jumping carnaval | salvador | pitanga aka surinam cherry | house of carnaval | thriving in paradox

Feb 23, 2023

welcome to another week of e-wandering and cyberdipity (did i just make this up?), the nexialist

hello folks! i hope this e-mail finds you ~~well~~ rested. this week, the nexialist is taking some time off to recharge and be a bit more offline. after a chill week with nature and family (and food) in the countryside, this week i was in the são paulo’s concrete jungle “jumping” carnaval (as we say in brazil: pular carnaval) with juan and some friends. as i write to you i’m in salvador, bahia, enjoying the beautiful weather, the food and the beauty and charm of this city.

we already went for a walk in historic center aka pelourinho, had pitanga sorbet (which i just learned is also called surinam cherry in english) and went to the house of carnaval, a beautiful museum and academic center that investigates the historical importance of one of the world’s most popular celebrations.

being there reminded me of the paradox we constantly live in (a constant topic around here). carnaval is famously mentioned as this mix of the sacred and the profane, the time of the year to let yourself be consumed by the carnal pleasures when you “behave” all year long. carnaval not only exists but thrives in this paradox, it is precisely that which makes it the way it is. it is a great reminder that opposites coexist in us all the time, and it’s much more valuable and rich to go beyond the easy and colonized narrative of good vs evil.

i guess this is it for this week, see you soon!

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