Kourou Local Custom Tips by johnkebab

Carnaval!!

Its the whole Brazilian come Latin American thing, I believe the Carnaval season starts in Nov - Dec (unofficially), and carries on all the way thru till Feb, where it ends with a big procession, in Kourou and Cayenne (and Rio and Trinidad etc), its a great atmosphere, with lots of drums and singing and food and all the things you'd associate with the Carnaval season, the end parade varies every year, sometimes its the beginning of feb, sometimes the end, so if you're coming out and want to see it (its not worth coming out especially for), try and check before you go.
The other event linked with the Carnaval is the Tululu, where the women of the town get dressed up so they are completely covered from head to toe. Then, at night, they congregate in a certain area of town, on a dance floor, the men aren't allowed to step into the dance floor and have to wait to be asked by one of the mysterious ladies..... the women don't have to put their hands in their pockets for drinks all night, and the men may never know who they are dancing with