Have you ever heard of the Christ Redeemer before? Well, if you haven’t, I’m about to tell you. It’s a beautiful statue of Christ which became a famous landmark in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In Portuguese, we call it ‘O Cristo Redentor’. Locals also call it by the mountain’s name ‘Corcovado‘. Some people believed, and …
When Brazil was first discovered in1500, by the Portuguese captain Pedro Alvares Cabral, thinking that the new found land was an island, he named it Ilha de Vera Cruz (Island of the True Cross).
If you live in the United States of America, it’s possible that you’ve heard of cashews. And it’s very probable that you have tried them too. Am I correct? In case you haven’t heard or seen cashews before, let me tell you of two realities: for Americans a cashew is a nut, but for Brazilians it’s more than a nut.
Brazil is a family oriented country. We value every member of the family from the youngest and cutest baby to the oldest and wisest person. We celebrate babies and are extremely overjoyed when they come, but we also have respect and consideration towards our elderly people.