26 August 2013

Brazil VIII - Carambei, a Dutch village in the south

In the beginning of the 20th century, Dutch immigrants came to Brazil and ended up forming a big community here. This village is quite different from the rest of the cities/villages down south.



25 August 2013

Brazil VI - How to resist delicious food?

A Dutch strawberry-chocolate pie?


A gourmet 'brigadeiro' with cherry and almond?


A sushi buffet?


A typical Brazilian pastry called 'cueca virada'?


Special bread from Marcolino bakery?


A scrumptious palmito and cheese pie?


A mouthwatering peanut-caramel cake?


it's IMPOSSIBLE to resist!


Apart from these delicious meals, sweet temptations seem to be everywhere in this country:


This is sweet tooth country!