What are some of the other outdoor games Carioca children enjoy?
Jump rope, hide and seek, and capture the flag are as well known in Rio as they are in the United States. What differentiates them from one country to the other are the jingles which accompany them. Brazilians love music and song, making the chants as an important part of the game as the play. This is especially true in various brincadeiras de roda, where the games are played in a circle. Among young girls, patty cake is a standard. Two players face each other and bat their palms against each other’s in various patterns. Truth or consequences is played by spinning a bottle to designate which adolescent victim must either tell the truth or accept a dare. Elástico presents a combination of jump rope and cat’s cradle as competitors form geometric patterns with their hands and waist while jumping into and out of a circular stretch band held by two others in a manner similar to jump rope. Somewhat violent, jogo do garrafão seeks to reenact the sufferings of Christ as a gang of boys prey upo
