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In celebration of Brazil’s Amazon Rainforest Day, on Sept. 5th, we asked Anastasia Espinosa, from Miami, to share stories about her fascinating trip with her daughter to the Amazon rainforest. As part of Tatiana Sumner’s (my daughter) culmination of her Portuguese elementary education at Ada Merritt K-8, the parents, along with PIPA (Portuguese International Parent Association), organized a cultural trip to the Amazon rainforest in Brazil for the fifth graders. We were fortunate to have…

An urban oasis, Cidade Matarazzo connects the luxury hotel Rosewood São Paulo to the city’s storied past and innovative future. Could there be a more appropriate place for an innovative, sustainable project to be born than literally a maternity hospital? In the heart of the city, near the vibrant Avenida Paulista, Rosewood São Paulo is an urban oasis set within the historical enclave of Cidade Matarazzo, a complex of elegantly preserved buildings that have been…

This coming Sunday (June 29th), the event celebrates its 20th anniversary with lots of music, performances and parades, from 10am until 6pm, starting off at Masp, located at the iconic Avenida Paulista. This year’s theme, “Everyone Together Against Transphobia”, is for the passing of a bill called “Law of the Gender Identity” in Brazil, just as the country witnesses the rising of several religious and conservative political groups. Even though the theme is a touching and…