Night visit to homeless in Campinas, Sao Paulo

Today, there are more than 24 million homeless people living on the streets of Brazil. This is really shameful for a country that has so much untreated and uninhabited soil and so many untapped and poorly divided wealth! Only in the city center of Sao Paulo (peripheral areas excluded), there are more than 10,000 people … Read more

Food Can Be a Challenge in Brazil

In Brazil, there are two things that start conversations: football and food. I already wrote about the football euphoria. After Brazil’s elimination, the passion died down. Brazil Has to Lose! One of the few who were happy about national team’s elimination was Friar Giovanni: ‘The better Brazil does in the World Cup, the crazier people … Read more

Teaching English and saying goodbye to Fabio

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You probably remember Ina and her son Fabio. I wrote about her tragic but inspiring story here. This woman, whose family is marked by a rare, hereditary Huntington’s disease, has already sent three of her loved ones to Heaven; her father-in-law, her husband, and her daughter. The woman that God used to give herself to … Read more

Quadrille at Parties and in Football

This is essentially a traditional celebration – especially among Catholics – honoring and remembering John the Baptist’s birth (24th June) and the apostles Peter and Paul. Every Brazilian knows what July means. Party! Festa Junina aka June Festival is a time of country-wide (especially in the North) numerous events and fun events. Brazilians adopted the … Read more