By Nadia Tamez-Robledo | Staff writer – BrownsvilleHerald.com – Photo: Miguel Roberts.

Photo: Residents of Brownsville celebrate the official kick off celebration of Charro Days Fiesta during Baile Del Sol as dancers from Brownsville Early College High School (BECHS) dance in their colorful traditional Mexican folk dress from Chiapas, Mexico.

The 82nd Annual Charro Days Fiesta officially arrived in Brownsville on Saturday and was ushered in by music, dancing and feasting during Baile del Sol. The week-long event celebrates the friendship and culture shared between Brownsville and its sister city in Mexico, Matamoros.

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