About the two new pix:

In Parintins, Brazil, there's a huge dance-contest which dominates the city. One half of the city is blue, the other half is red. The festival or dance contest that they have is the second largest after the carnival in Rio de Janeiro.
On the "blue" side of the city, the street signs are blue, the houses, the people. And even the coca-cola ads! On the other side, of course, everything is red!

The second picture is of Gert, Martina and Michael. (L to R) They're obviously having fun!