TOP STORY OF THE DAY Brought to you FREE by WICU: A small idea became a big event during Cruising Brazil Saturday night

Brazil Mayor Brian Wyndham arriving for the Cruising Brazil event at Brazilian Lanes Saturday.

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People started gathering at Brazilian Lanes before 7:30 Saturday, excited to see old friends and take part in the nostalgic FREE "Cruising Brazil" event.

At 8 p.m. the nostalgic "bopping around Main Street" started with hundreds of vehicles participating, and people gathered to watch.

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Brazil resident Eric Jensen, who accidentally organized Saturday's event, was unable to be located to talk about the grassroot effort to have fun during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Cruising Brazil was a fun family event that took place Saturday evening along US 40 in Brazil.

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Participants included people from all over Clay County and beyond. They came in vintage cars, trucks, vans, motorcycles, Jeeps, SUVs, Model Ts and there was a dune buggy too and many more, too many to catch an accurate count.

Junie’s Hometown Donuts at 808 W. National Avenue, corner of National and Hoosier, gave out free donuts to Cruising Brazil participants and people who came to watch the event in the parking lot. Owner Tracy Webster hopes the event will become a regular event in the community.

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At one point during the two-hour event, US 40 was a long line of bumper-to-bumper headlights and tail lights of hundreds of cars as far as you could see of car loads of people "bopping around town."

All types of vehicles were at the Cruising Brazil event Saturday night.

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Many of the parking lots along US 40 in Brazil became small car shows as more vehicles of all kinds pulled over and people walked around to look at them, and talk about the "good old days."

This classic car helped to set the mood for the nostalgic Cruising Brazil event Saturday night.

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Engines roared, horns honked, people waved and yelled greetings to those they knew, and cameras and phones were everywhere recording the family event. Many people enjoyed the event so much, they want to do it again, and bring their friends next time.

Many people were out watching, taking photos and videos during the Cruising Brazil event Saturday night.

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See more photos from this event in the PHOTO GALLERY.

At one point during the two-hour event, US 40 was a long line of bumper-to-bumper headlights and tail lights of hundreds of cars as far as you could see of car loads of people "bopping around town" as the sun set for the evening. The event was scheduled 8-10 p.m.

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