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Nov
1
7:00 PM
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2 attended (est.) –
No rating yet
Let the Ghosts and Ghouls continue to rise up and Party at Lone Star, as it will be the Hallowed Day Party! Some people told me they can’t go to the Saturday can now party on Halloween Day. Lets face it Monday is a holiday so why not party on Sunday night? THE PARTY
Lone Star Jell-O Shots to early arrivals. Drink special, 18:00 to Midnight buy one beer get a second beer free. Free bucket of beers lottery, if person drawn has costume – free bucket of beers, if no costume free ½ bucket of beers (so wear a costume). Entrance cost $15 reais men and $8 reais women. Rocking band or DJ. Robert
ro_J_hu@Hotmail.com
WHY IT IS SUCH A GREAT HOLIDAY
Halloween has grown out of rituals of the Celts celebrating a New Year, from Medieval prayer rituals of Europeans, and from the Irish legend of Jack O'Lantern. The word "Halloween" is derived from All Hallows Eve, which occurs on November 1. The "All Hollows Day" or "All Saints Day" is an important date on the Catholic calendar, a time to observe and honor saints. People believed the souls of the dead come back to earth to visit their families or friends. People began to call November 1st as a holy or "Hallowed" day. It was to be called All Hallow's Day. Which was later shortened to what we know today as Halloween. In the 5th century BC, in Celtic Ireland, summer officially ended on October 31. This was called Samhain (pronounced sow-en) and was the Celtic New Year. The disembodied spirits of everyone who had died throughout the year would return to seek living bodies to possess for the following year. It was their afterlife or Panati. On the night of October 31, all those living used to extinguish fires in their homes and make them cold and undesirable. They also dressed in ghoulish costumes and made noisy parades as a way to discourage and frighten away these spirits. Several stories speak of Celts burning someone at the stake that was perceived to be evil or possessed, as a demonstration to those spirits. In the first century AD, Romans abandoned the sacrifice of humans in favor of burning effigies. Over the centuries, as people believed less in the supernatural, the practices became more ritualized. However people still enjoyed dressing up as: hobgoblins, ghosts, and witches. This became increasingly more ceremonial. In the 1840's, Halloween traditions were brought to America by Irish immigrants fleeing their country's potato famine. PARKING - There is a 24 hour underground parking lot close to Lone Star at Al. Lorena 1157. It is on Lorena between Al. Ministro Rocha Azevedo and Rua Peixoto Gomide. Due to the one way streets it is best to enter to turn onto Lorena from or before Rua Peixoto Gomide.
Cost:
$10.00
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Lone Star Mexican Restaurant
Sao Paulo,
Brazil
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2 Yes
1 Maybe
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Oct
31
7:00 PM
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6 attended (est.) –
No rating yet
Let the Ghosts and Ghouls rise up and Party at Lone Star, Halloween has finally arrived! THE PARTY
Lone Star Jell-O Shots to early arrivals. Drink special, 18:00 to Midnight buy one beer get a second beer free. Free bucket of beers lottery, if person drawn has costume – free bucket of beers, if no costume free ½ bucket of beers (so wear a costume). Entrance cost $15 reais men and $8 reais women. Rocking band or DJ. Robert
ro_J_hu@Hotmail.com WHY IT IS SUCH A GREAT HOLIDAY
Halloween has grown out of rituals of the Celts celebrating a New Year, from Medieval prayer rituals of Europeans, and from the Irish legend of Jack O'Lantern. The word "Halloween" is derived from All Hallows Eve, which occurs on November 1. The "All Hollows Day" or "All Saints Day" is an important date on the Catholic calendar, a time to observe and honor saints. People believed the souls of the dead come back to earth to visit their families or friends. People began to call November 1st as a holy or "Hallowed" day. It was to be called All Hallow's Day. Which was later shortened to what we know today as Halloween. In the 5th century BC, in Celtic Ireland, summer officially ended on October 31. This was called Samhain (pronounced sow-en) and was the Celtic New Year. The disembodied spirits of everyone who had died throughout the year would return to seek living bodies to possess for the following year. It was their afterlife or Panati. On the night of October 31, all those living used to extinguish fires in their homes and make them cold and undesirable. They also dressed in ghoulish costumes and made noisy parades as a way to discourage and frighten away these spirits. Several stories speak of Celts burning someone at the stake that was perceived to be evil or possessed, as a demonstration to those spirits. In the first century AD, Romans abandoned the sacrifice of humans in favor of burning effigies. Over the centuries, as people believed less in the supernatural, the practices became more ritualized. However people still enjoyed dressing up as: hobgoblins, ghosts, and witches. This became increasingly more ceremonial. In the 1840's, Halloween traditions were brought to America by Irish immigrants fleeing their country's potato famine. PARKING - There is a 24 hour underground parking lot close to Lone Star at Al. Lorena 1157. It is on Lorena between Al. Ministro Rocha Azevedo and Rua Peixoto Gomide. Due to the one way streets it is best to enter to turn onto Lorena from or before Rua Peixoto Gomide.
Cost:
$10.00
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Lone Star Mexican Restaurant
Sao Paulo,
Brazil
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6 Yes
8 Maybe
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Oct
30
7:00 PM
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16 attended (est.) –
5.001
The leaves are turning brown (at least they are in Canada), there is a certain coolness in the air and in the days of our forefathers, people were preparing for a visit from the souls of the dead. Yes it is holy or "Hallowed" day. To celebrate this time cherished holiday, which occurs over a holiday weekend, there will be three events. To kick it off - come to Lone Star for the usual Friday night Meetup, enjoy the Halloween decorations and get in the festive mood. On Friday there is no cover charge and costumes are optional but start thinking what you can wear when you attend Saturday or Sunday. Robert
ro_J_hu@Hotmail.com
WHY IT IS SUCH A GREAT HOLIDAY
Halloween has grown out of rituals of the Celts celebrating a New Year, from Medieval prayer rituals of Europeans, and from the Irish legend of Jack O'Lantern. The word "Halloween" is derived from All Hallows Eve, which occurs on November 1. The "All Hollows Day" or "All Saints Day" is an important date on the Catholic calendar, a time to observe and honor saints. People believed the souls of the dead come back to earth to visit their families or friends. People began to call November 1st as a holy or "Hallowed" day. It was to be called All Hallow's Day. Which was later shortened to what we know today as Halloween. In the 5th century BC, in Celtic Ireland, summer officially ended on October 31. This was called Samhain (pronounced sow-en) and was the Celtic New Year. The disembodied spirits of everyone who had died throughout the year would return to seek living bodies to possess for the following year. It was their afterlife or Panati. On the night of October 31, all those living used to extinguish fires in their homes and make them cold and undesirable. They also dressed in ghoulish costumes and made noisy parades as a way to discourage and frighten away these spirits. Several stories speak of Celts burning someone at the stake that was perceived to be evil or possessed, as a demonstration to those spirits. In the first century AD, Romans abandoned the sacrifice of humans in favor of burning effigies. Over the centuries, as people believed less in the supernatural, the practices became more ritualized. However people still enjoyed dressing up as: hobgoblins, ghosts, and witches. This became increasingly more ceremonial. In the 1840's, Halloween traditions were brought to America by Irish immigrants fleeing their country's potato famine. PARKING - There is a 24 hour underground parking lot close to Lone Star at Al. Lorena 1157. It is on Lorena between Al. Ministro Rocha Azevedo and Rua Peixoto Gomide. Due to the one way streets it is best to enter to turn onto Lorena from or before Rua Peixoto Gomide.
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Lone Star Mexican Restaurant
Sao Paulo,
Brazil
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16 Yes
3 Maybe
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Sep
12
9:00 AM
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People!
Date changed to 12th september.
================ Hey people,
We will have a different meetup, we are going to a Hopi Hari Park, this park is close São Paulo. Get Directions: Car:
Maps Bus:
Take a bus!!! Advice: We must meet up early, because the company doesn’t do reserves, then if you come late, you won't go.
Price: R$25,00 go and back.
Where: We will meet up close of Metro Vergueiro, Vergueiro Street, 980 – in front of Shell gas station.
When: 12/09/2009 at 9:00 AM. And We will be back 09:45 PM. More information
Buy Ticket:
Buy Ticket
Price: R$49,00 before, in web site company and R$59,00 on park.
Buy passaporte About Hopi Hari.
Hopi Hari is a medium sized amusement park located in the state of São Paulo, in Brazil. It is located about 72 km north of the capital of the state, São Paulo, near the city of Campinas.
The park is relatively new (in 1999), and has only been open for a few years. It was built by the International Theme Park Services, Inc., or ITPS. Being 760 thousand m², its size is comparable to places such as the Six Flags parks, but with significantly less thrill-based rides.
The park itself is divided linto 5 themed regions, the largest and most notable being the Native central American part, "Mistieri", containing various large buildings replicating ancient pyramids and temples of the Mayans and Aztecs.
There is also a small European area (Kaminda Mundi), and a small "Old West" Themed area.
Rides and Attractions
Hopi Hari from the Ferris wheelThe most notable ride in the park is "Montezum", a medium sized wooden roller coaster that easily draws the longest lines. It is located in the Mayan/Aztec/Egyptian district. Other notable rides include the La Tour Eiffel (European Section), a large Ferris wheel, a river rapid ride, a small steel coaster, and a small indoor coaster located in a large pyramid replica. The park also has a couple of rotating attractions, one being more for a younger crowd and is the design of a large trail wagon, called the "Crazy Wagon" and a more adult oriented ride next to the "Montezum" Some attractions at the park include a large haunted house located in a replica of an Egyptian Temple, several plays and musicals including events such as Pinocchio and The Wizard of Oz, and several other small attractions. The park is now the home to a ride that used to be a big attraction at Alton Towers in England, then called "The Thunder Looper". Shopping and Food
There are a number of shops throughout the park, the majority being at the end of each ride. These shops include the normal amusement products such as Hopi Hari apperal, shot glasses, cups, stuffed animals, and the usual assortment of products that have nothing to do with the park.
For food, one can travel to the numerous burger or sandwich shops located throughout the park. As with any theme park, these are generally heavily over priced, though a visitor from another country would think that they are actually quite reasonable.
For a more interesting eating experience, there are several small restaurants in the park, generally with a different food theme, such as the English Pub.
Hopi Harian - Hopês
Though generally following the layout for most large theme parks, Hopi Hari has a unique aspect to it, its own language. It is an imaginary language that where an easy English translation would be "Hopi Harian", the actual language being "Hopês". Signs throughout the entire park are printed in both Hopi Harian and Portuguese. The language seems to be a variant of Portuguese, keeping the same grammaticle aspects, but changing some of the vocabulary and spelling. To a foreigner that is not fluent in Portuguese, one may easily mistake the language for a real one.
There are several places in the park where one can buy a Portuguese-Hopi Harian dictionary (dicionário Hopês-Português da Editora Michaelis).
Some examples of expressions include:
• Tchau - Tchauí (Goodbye)
• Obrigado - Danki (Thank you)
• Oi - Oiê (Hey, hello)
• Que horas são? - kuanto ki tikitaki? (What time is it?)
• Volte Sempre - Vendinovu (Come and visit again)
• Fotografia - click click (Picture)
• Estou com fome - mi ké hangá! (I'm hungry)
• Bem-vindo - Bom bini (Welcome)
• eu fui - tivi la (I went)
more information:
http://www.hopihari.com.br/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hopi_Hari
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Hopi Hari
Vinhedo,
Brazil
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5 Yes
4 Maybe
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Sep
4
7:00 PM
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35 attended (est.) –
5.005
Hey Everyone!! I would like to announce a Friday Happy Hour Meetup at Lone Star Mexican Restaurant & Bar in the Jardins to kick-off the (double) holiday weekend, starting around 7pm and going until .... I know there were quite a few of us who couldn't make it to the Thursday night meetup that was held in the same venue a couple weeks ago, due to other commitments and the fact that it was mid-week. Hopefully, we can all get together this time. Our friend Robert, who is the owner of the bar, mentioned that this should be a great opportunity to merge our two groups, as he had another group of 37 people last Friday, so we're hoping that new friendships and connections might sprout out of bringing our two groups together. Let's see what Friday has in store for us!!!
Hope to see a lot of you there!
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Lone Star Mexican Restaurant
Sao Paulo,
Brazil
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20 Yes
0 Maybe
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Aug
20
7:00 PM
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19 attended (est.) –
5.004
Texas, the largest of the lower 49 states of the US, is the 28th state to join what is now called the United States. Its history and culture is somewhat unique as it has been claimed by as many as six countries or republics at one time or another. The first European country to stake claim to Texas is Spain. Latest in its history of claimants was Mexico until about 150 years ago. Texas is still heavily influenced by its Mexican roots, most notably in its music, language and of course food (TexMex). Now that you have this brief background of Texas' history, I'd like to invite you to TexMex night at the Lone Star Mexican Food Restaurant. The restaurant specializes in Mexican food.....and of course, beer. In addition to the cusine and drink, there are also activities to take advantage of such as darts.... or perhaps you're just interested in the live music. As a bonus to the Sao Paulo Expat American Meet-up group, the owner of the establishment has graciously offered to provide free nachos (thanks Robert)! So..... cowboy-up and join us for a good time. .....and remember to RSVP your intentions. See you there! Larry
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Lone Star Mexican Restaurant
Sao Paulo,
Brazil
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18 Yes
8 Maybe
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Aug
8
9:00 PM
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2 attended (est.) –
No rating yet
I promised you a weekend-long celebration of our first year in existence and here's the third installment: Please join us for a night of dancing and refreshments at Charles Edward in Itaim! There's live music to dance to, a long bar that doesn't require a long wait.... WARNING: It's loud and it's crowded (but lots of fun)! I look forward to seeing you there! Regards,
larry
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Charles Edward
Sao Paulo,
Brazil
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2 Yes
6 Maybe
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Aug
8
1:00 PM
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21 attended (est.) –
5.006
Join us for the 2nd Meet-Up of our "One-Year Anniversary Celebration Weekend"!!! We will be meeting at one of the best known and coolest places in SP for "Feijoada" on Saturday at 1:00pm. Barnaldo Lucrécia
Rua Abílio Soares, 207
Paraíso
Tel: 3885-3425 The location offers a great spot to enjoy lunch with your friends, while listening to Live MPB Music. Feijoada is offered, amidst salads and other varied options. Check out the links, if you wanna know more about the place!! And, don't forget to mark your calenders!! Due to the venue not being that large, please confirm (RSVP) your presence, so we can make a reservation. Thanks and hope to see you all on Saturday for lunch!!!
http://www.barnaldolucrecia.com.br http://www.guiasp.com.br/guiasp/site/noite/despliegue.cfm?mn=4&id_conteudo=26715
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Barnaldo Lucrécia
São Paulo,
Brazil
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16 Yes
0 Maybe
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Aug
7
8:00 PM
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13 attended (est.) –
4.502
Dear friends, a couple of weeks ago I sent out an announcement to mark your calendars for this coming weekend, and to be on the lookout for details of our weekend long Anniversary celebration. Part 1 of the celebration will start at a familiar venue, The Skye Bar which is located in the Hotel Unique. We'll meet on the rooftop under the stars. This is a wonderful casual opportunity for members to re-unite, and for others to meet for the first time. Please don't be shy about making a new friend, or even bringing a new friend. Also, please stay alert for notifications of additional outings for the weekend: Saturday will include a lunch and an evening outing
Sunday's activities will include opportunities to meet. The goal is to have something that's appealing to just about everyone, so stay tuned for additional details! I look forward to seeing you all on Friday evening! Regards,
Larry
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Skye
São Paulo,
Brazil
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12 Yes
8 Maybe
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Jul
26
9:00 PM
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6 attended (est.) –
4.002
It's difficult not to have fun in a Salsa club, and that's exactly what's planned for Sunday- fun and Salsa. This time the venue is Bourbon Street- a 15 year old Sao Paulo institution that's renown for its authentic New Orleans cuisine, and for attracting top jazz and blues artists from around the world. Sundays however, is strictly salsa. regardless of your skill level come out and join us for the fun..... Please RSVP your intentions to enable us to obtain preferential pricing (and treatment). As always, please feel free to bring a friend (or two). I hope to see you there....
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Bourbon Street Music Club
Sao Paulo,
Brazil
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4 Yes
4 Maybe
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