Rio de Janeiro (meaning the river of january) is usually buzzing with tourist, never mind during the time of carnival, needless to say the packed city was in party mode and rearing to go. On 28th Feb the first day of carnival Rona, Leanne and I had our primary introduction to the "Blocos" and also little did we know that the energy of the city would rub off on us and leave us invigorated and sleep deprived at the same time. A Bloco is an organised "get together"...