The first impression of this magnificent architectural front that rises on the road to Santa Ines, in the heart of the Serra da Cantareira, outskirts of São Paulo is impressive grandiosity. The place is enormous…
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I just wonder how much people actually know about São Paulo, the city where I was born, grew up and lived till the early nineties. I wonder because I get asked many questions and some…
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A bit of background on this classic Christmas celebration cake : the 6th of January, according to Christian tradition, it would be the day that the newborn Jesus Christ had been visited by “the wise…
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Paçoca (pronounced [paˈsɔka], “pa-SOH-ca“) – Paçoca de Amendoin is a kind of dry candy made of ground peanuts and sugar. It began as a home-made candy, but today it is manufactured commercially and can be…
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Chestnut Risotto by Theo Randall, this post had suddenly disappeared from blogger – not sure what happened as I was travelling at the time of publication. So here it is again. I´ve been to Theo…
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