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In
March 2017, I had the opportunity to visit two cities in Brazil:
Florianopolis and Rio de Janiero. I have a great uncle that is a retired
ship captain and many second cousins there. My cousins had just opened
up a pizza shop. It was the perfect time of year to visit!
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Santa
Catarina is a state within Brazil and most of my time was spent there.
One place we visited is called Balneário Camboriú, dubbed “Dubai of
Brazil” because it ritzy and tourism-oriented. We had a blast there
visiting a nature park and riding a cable car.
My great
uncle, which is my grandpa’s brother, is younger by twenty years! It was
a “boy’s trip” for the most part because I went to Brazil with my two
uncles and grandpa. It was fun just being there and seeing a side of my
family that I have never seen. I loved just about everything I ate in
Brazil – my great aunt’s home cooking, churrasuria, pizza from my
cousin’s pizza shop (very different from American pizza) and of course,
drinking caparinha.
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We
visited Rio de Janiero at the end of the trip. We hired a private tour
guide who took us around to some famous places. But on one day, my
uncles and grandpa gave me the reins and I planned an artsy day. They
followed me around as I took them to the Escalara Selaron, Museu de arte
do Rio, and Modern Art Museum.