"Uma Bomba"

When I first heard the popping sounds outside of our building, I more or less dismissed them and thought "Wow, some of these cars are seriously backfiring"....until they persisted...at which point it dawned on me that it was the popping of fireworks. All day, all night....fireworks. Festival de Sao Joao=fireworks, got it! And my goodness how people like fireworks here. I have jumped out of my seat a few times when they've gone off close-by. There was an article on the front page of the paper about 200+ injuries in a fireworks war in one neighborhood not far away. If I were to start an anti-fireworks campaign...let's face it, the thought has crossed my mind...here are some of the graphics I might choose from:

For the children--I don't know what this says, but the screaming monkey with his butt on fire is pretty scary. This one is more straight to the point:

And one for the business owners:

I'll let you know if i make any progress with my campaign.