Come next May 9, you just might want to be deep in the Amazon rain forest, at -42 deg. 14 min. E/-3 deg. 54 min. S.
Oh, it's easy enough to get to. Just head south about 100 miles from Brazil's northern shore, starting from a point about midway between Sao Luis and Fortaleza – you can't miss it. Or head north from Rio de Janeiro about 1200 miles.
Why, you ask? Seems Esperantina Mayor Felipe Santolia just endorsed May 9 as his city's annual Orgasm Day, which he said was intended to improve relationships between married couples.
They probably need it. After all, Brazil is a predominantly Catholic country.
"We're celebrating orgasm in all its senses," Santolia said of this year's festival. "But from what I've seen, women have more trouble achieving orgasm than men, especially in marriage."
Hey, tell us something we don't know.
Esperantina has been celebrating the holiday unofficially for years, but the former mayor vetoed a bill calling for official recognition of Orgasm Day. But on May 7 – a Saturday, no less – the city council passed the Orgasm Day resolution again, and Santolia, who took office earlier this year, signed it into law.
"I'm 32, single and I have an open mind. Beside the theme is very much of the moment," he said. "I've seen scientific studies that show when a woman is unloved, when her husband can bring her to orgasm, it affects all aspects of her life, her relationships with her children, at home, with the city and at work."
Hey, tell us something we don't know.
Orgasm Day celebrations included a series of panel discussions on topics ranging from impotence to premature ejaculation, attended by sexologists from across Brazil, as well as a free presentation of Eve Ensler’s play The Vagina Monologues.
Perhaps some enterprising video company will shoot next year's festivities – but wouldn't it be easier just to get Los Angeles (or maybe San Francisco) to pass its own holiday resolution?
