| Back to Brazil —After 42 Years
By Gabriela Taylor – Special to The Garden Island
Published: Sunday, November 8, 2009 3:10 AM HST
Known for Copacabana, Carnival, soccer and the bossa nova beat, Brazil is the largest country in South America and the only one that was colonized by Portugal. I spoke Portuguese fluently 42 years ago and now find myself struggling to express myself on the level of a 4-year-old. Returning to the area where I lived in Brazil for two years and visiting people I knew then is not deja vu for me. Why? Brazil has changed — dramatically! Go to full article |
