Pancada no Centro e na Rua Direta

There is nothing more wonderful than a summer pancada in Ouro Preto... the heat builds up all morning, and then there is thunder and then a collective sigh, as we stand in the door of the stores and offices... watching and enjoying the rain... the way the rain runs from the roofs into the street and the sound the water makes as it shoots down the street over the cobblestones is by far one of the top ten great things about Ouro Preto.

I was so lucky to be there as I was on my way to the bus to Mariana after class when the clouds let loose...