Where Cashew Nuts Come From
In our yard God has blessed us with two very fruitful cashew trees. Today my sister-in-law came over to show us how to process the nuts. We got pictures.
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The Great Brazilian “Jewell” Robbery
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Baptist Mid Missions of Brazil, 2018
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Best of Brazil: ABBA and the Real Life “Dancing Queen”
Author’s note: Back when I was running a website called “Best of Brazil”, I would regularly post interesting facts and stories from Brazil. Of all of the things I shared there, this has to have been my favorite. Enjoy! Our story begins when Silvia Renate Sommerlath was born in wartime Germany, to a German father…
Best of Brazil: Differences Between South American and European Portuguese
I get asked, a lot, about the differences between the Portuguese spoken in Brazil and that spoken in Portugal. I usually answer that it is similar between the English of the US and that of the UK. Usually, that answer is sufficient. But for those whose curiosity goes deeper, the answer is more nuanced than…