Brazil has a huge population of Catholics. So I thought Easter would be a solemn and beautiful occasion here. No way. It is all about the ovo de chocolate (chocolate eggs). I was at the local supermarket today and everywhere you go you are surrounded by these things. They hang them overhead. The aisles are filled with them and the workers are unloading them as quickly as the customers gobble them up. The eggs are wrapped in brightly colored theme paper of everything from Disney characters to soccer teams. I took these photos with my phone so I'm sorry they are not better.
We are going to have a very quiet Easter this year. Easter Vigil is on Saturday night so we're going to celebrate Easter AND Hannah's birthday on Sunday. I'm sure we'll be thinking about Aunt Sue's rock-em, sock-em, blindfolded Easter Egg Hunt at Carolyn and David's house in Chelsea that we'll be missing. Hannah and Jackson are in the Big Four sports tournament in Nosso Recanto next week from Tuesday-Saturday and I'm leaving for the States on Tuesday night so Sunday is our day to party! So far, Hannah wants to go to a churrascaria for her 15th.
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What is a churrascaria?
Brazilian steakhouse....they're the bomb. Handsome men bringing non-stop beef to your table. They give you a red and green card. As long as you keep the card turned to green, the meat keeps coming. But Hannah has changed her mind. She has now selected Thai food for her birthday dinner. We'll see where we end up. Hope you and your beautiful family have a great Easter.
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