User blog:DaniloTheDog/C.R.A.B (Crazy Race Around Brazil) Episode 5: Who said anything about sleeping?


 * At Taubaté Shopping...

Canine Fork: Hello everyone! Welcome to another episode of C.R.A.B! :D

Canine Fork: After the elimination of Paper and Clover in the last episode, the teams were able to rest, eat, explore, and interact with other teams.

Canine Fork: In the last episode, 2-Ball and JOACBATC came in first, and now 2-Ball and Metal Detector are taking the first clue in the Taubaté Shopping, at 5 am.

2-Ball: Take a flight to the capital of Maranhão.

Story and Challenge:


The pairs should enter Bob's Restaurant near the airport, and take the clue, and a snack, on a tray identified for each team, on a table. The pairs are also receiving 500 reais for this leg of the race.

''BR's Curiosities: Located between the North and Northeast regions of Brazil, Maranhão has the second largest coastline in the country, resulting in a great diversity of ecosystems. There are 640 kilometers of tropical beaches, Amazon rainforest, several varieties of savannahs, mangroves, delta in the open sea and the only desert in the world with thousands of lagoons with crystal clear waters. It is also noticeable, during most of the year (between the months of May to November), the mild drought in the Microregion of Chapadas do Alto Itapecuru, especially in São João dos Patos and Barão de Grajaú. The capital and most populous city is São Luís. The main economic activities are industry (the work of transforming aluminum and alumina, cellulose, food, timber), services, plant extraction (babassu), agriculture (soy, cassava, rice, corn) and livestock. It has one of the lowest Human Development Indexes (HDI) in the country, with 0.687 points. This diversity is organized into five tourist hubs, each with its natural, cultural and architectural attractions. They are: the tourist pole of São Luís, the historic center of Alcântara, the National Park of Lençóis Maranhenses, the National Park of Chapada das Mesas, the Delta of Parnaíba (the third largest oceanic delta in the world) and the pole of the Forest of the Guarás.''

The clue will tell them to proceed to the Royal Arena. There you will find the next track with the football coach.

Then, you should take the next clue at Paço do Lumiar Airport. To go there, the pairs must take a taxi. The clue will say that it is a detour, leading to the same place, but with different challenges.

*Detour: This will be a challenge in which you will have to make a drawing. You can only make 1, or a comic. Choose one of them: '' Unify the Flora or Release the Fauna? ''.

UNIFY THE FLORA: If you choose Unify the Flora, your characters must make a bouquet of flowers in an area close to the slides. After making a bouquet, they will receive the next clue.

RELEASE THE FAUNA: If you choose Release the Fauna, the pairs must catch 7 big fish in an glass aquarium, and release it back into the lake. The aquarium is close to the lake, and you only need to show releasing 1 fish. When all the fish be released, they will get the next clue.

The teams should take a taxi to Cais da Raposa. That's what the current clue says, but the next clue says to take a boat, and this challenge can be quite complicated.

*Team Challenge: This will be a challenge in which you must write a story. To start, when a pair arrives at the Pier, '''you must choose one of the characters below to be the driver of the boat. Tell us in the comments first, before writing the story, and it will be exclusively yours. If someone catches a character from another player, they will be penalized, losing 1 point in the result'''. The pairs must go by boat to the Island of Santana Lighthouse. There they will have to deliver a heavy box full of tools that are inside the box, which was on the boat, to an architect in front of the lighthouse. Upon delivering the heavy box, you will receive the next clue. Write a story of this entire journey, from the pier to the lighthouse. Take in count that it is not close, and the trip can be a bit long... maybe an hour and a half trip...

The pairs must go by boat to Travosa Beach. There you will find the next clue, and the final challenge.

*Obstacle: '' Who is the best in the hands or in the feets? '' . Whoever volunteered before reading, will participate in this challenge! This will be a challenge in which you will have to make a drawing. You can only make 1, or a comic. The volunteer for this challenge should set up a camping tent right there in Travosa. When it be done, the duo is going to receive the next clue.

The pairs will go on foot to the Lençóis Maranhenses. Somewhere in this beautiful place the pairs will find the next Pit-Stop of the race. The last pair to arrive will be the last pair eliminated before the final.

'''Good luck! You have until April 7th. On day 8 the challenge ends and we will see the result. A friend of mine will also help with the final points. Give your best! You can post one by one or all at once! Remembering, the best will be ahead!'''

* 1977 Libya Flagy and 5-Ball (Rhodon): 0/3

* Blueberry and Bell Pepper (ItsRubberBall): 0/3

* Metal Detector and 2-Ball (TheWildFroakie): 0/3

* Mango Flan and Toothpaste (Trota123): 0/3