Abando
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Abando is the first annual Brazilian furry convention, founded in 2008 and occuring during the Brazilian Carnival.
Abando was first held 2-5 February 2008, with a second instance on 21-24 February 2009 and a third on 13-16 February 2010. There were 15, 22 and 37 attendees respectively.
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[edit] Background
The idea of Abando started during a discussion on the Furry Brasil forum, when WToboe asked if any furry conventions existed in Brazil. Reyres and Ekevoo started to consider the possibility of putting one on. One year later, Reyres recruited the first team, comprised of six volunteers.
The main idea of Abando is promote a healthy place to camp, similar to Camp Feral!, with outdoor activities such as bodypainting, frisbee, foam bat battles, water-balloon rugby, and other games involving water. Programming has also included drawing classes, videogames, a pizza factory and bingo.
[edit] Location
As of 2010, the event has always been held at Sitio Maio, a big farm located in São Roque, a city in the countryside near São Paulo, Brazil. The farm has sufficient infrastructure to support at least 150 attendees, if they use tents.
[edit] Leadership
Abando has five main organizers; the event is not big enough yet to have a huge staff
- Reyres (Douglas) - overall leader
- Toboe (Olavo) - webmaster
- Ekevoo (Omar) - finances
- Tanuki Gokuhi (Dorival) - site and activities
- Aniki Geelong (Gustavo) - activities and programming
[edit] External links
- Official Website (English translation)
- Abando at Furry Brasil (English translation)
- Abando at Frappr
- Photos, videos, reports: Abando resources