Paula Brukmüller - Flowers from Greece - The Autobiography of the Journalist Who Turned a Personal Tragedy into an Inspiring World Tour

Recreio dos Bandeirantes is a noble neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro.

Forró can be referred to either a type of party and dance – typical of the Northeastern region of Brazil – or a brazilian type of music. As the type of music the most common combination of instruments which is defined as the base of forró was the one created by Luiz Gonzaga; including an accordion, a triangle and a zabumba played by a trio. Some common types of Forró are Arrasta-pé, Xote and Baião.

Netuno is a typical alcoholic drink from the Southern region of Bahia state in Brazil.

A woman born in the state of Bahia, Brazil.

A man born in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Main square in Trancoso, Bahia.

Small car.

Pagode is a music rhythm from Brazil, which has many elements of Samba.

Curitiba is the capital and largest city in the Brazilian state of Paraná.

An ancient colonial house recently located in the centre of Santa Teresa, the most traditional and bohemian quarter of Rio de Janeiro, close to Lapa.

The Brazilian real is the official currency of Brazil.

Diário de Pernambuco (Pernambuco Daily) is a newspaper published in Recife, Brazil.

Fernando António Nogueira Pessoa was a Portuguese poet, writer, literary critic, translator, publisher and philosopher, described as one of the most significant literary figures of the 20th century and one of the greatest poets in the Portuguese language.

Lulu Santos, stage name of Luiz Maurício Pragana dos Santos, is a Brazilian singer and guitarist.

“Don’t touch the drinks, girls. I don’t intend to be a female tourist stolen by Thai prostitutes” is what Paula said in Portuguese.

Imenjá is the goddess of the sea. She’s a central deity in the Candomblé religion. She is concerned with every aspect of womanhood, fertility and family. She’s very powerful and she watches over sailors and fishermen and she protects the children. She’s often depicted as a mermaid and usually dresses white or blue.

Favelas is the word used to characterize habitational areas similar to slums and shantytowns.

We are crazy

What else then. I’m still here thinking about how good it was, how good it was.

I want to show Paulinha to mom.

In Portuguese, “Pai” means “Father”.

Portunhol is the mixture of Spanish and Portuguese languages, usually used by both Portuguese and Spanish speakers so they can understand one another more easily.