Reverting to an old theme of differences between Brasil and the U.S., here are a couple of examples from our neighborhood in São Paulo of a type of business I'm not familiar with in the U.S. They are little kiddie party palaces.
It should be no surprise that middle-class Brazilians romanticize their kids and pets as much as anyone else, and when little Bruno or Paula have a birthday, they want a party. But nobody except the very wealthy has a house big enough to host hordes of kids. Most people live in high-rise apartment buildings and, even the people with houses, do not have back yards for the kind of rent-a-party events that are available in the U.S. So you have your party in one of these spaces.
With any luck I'll never be inside one, so I can't tell you what fun options are available or shoot interior photos.
2 comments:
Gerry, I just want to again comment on the cartoons. They are hilarious.
In the US, all you have are the Chuck'E'Cheese types, I think for the kids parties. I once sold a company for a lady who did the backyard parties you mention, and made a very nice living renting blow-up toys...no, not that kind!!
Bob - I'm glad you're liking the cartoons. I think they have all been from The New Yorker so far.
I forgot about Chuck E. Cheese, probably because I managed to always avoid them.
Good thing you explained about the blow-up toys.
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