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Traveling Back to Brazil: Airport Adventures, Flying & Coming Home
Reading Time: 4 minutes Seven hours at Tampa airport, another long layover in Miami, some unusual fellow passengers, and a desperate need for Brazilian food. Follow my latest travel adventure as I make my way back home to Rio.
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Travel Day Misery: Leaving One Home to Return to Another
Reading Time: 4 minutes Five weeks with my kids and grandkids are over, and it’s time to return to Brazil. Between airport misery, pancakes, sitcoms, and family memories, I’ve managed to become homesick in two countries.
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Missing Two Homes Life Between America and Brazil as an Expat
Reading Time: 3 minutes Returning to the United States after living in Brazil has taught me that an expat can miss two homes at the same time.
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The quiet snack but the dining hero
Reading Time: 2 minutes Everyone talks about pão de queijo, but Brazil has another irresistible snack hiding in plain sight: the crispy, cheesy, chicken-filled coxinha.
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The History and Creation of Christ the Redeemer
Reading Time: 2 minutesChrist the Redeemer towers over Rio de Janeiro. Explore the history, design, engineering and construction of Brazil’s iconic landmark on Corcovado.
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One of My Favorite Spots — GoCoffee Brazil
Reading Time: 2 minutes GoCoffee Brazil is one of my favorite retirement routines, with great coffee, pão de queijo, coxinha, and the perks of being a regular.
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From Brazilian Beaches to Global Icon The Story of Havaianas
Reading Time: 2 minutesDiscover how a simple rubber sandal inspired by Japanese design became Brazil’s ultimate democratic shoe and a global fashion icon.
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Who Invented the Airplane? The Wright Brothers vs. Santos-Dumont
Reading Time: 4 minutesFor more than a century, Americans and Brazilians have disagreed over one of history’s greatest inventions. Did the Wright Brothers achieve the first true flight in 1903, or did Alberto Santos-Dumont earn that title with his publicly witnessed flight in 1906? The answer depends on how you define aviation history.