Easter in Recife: Oversized chocolate eggs

Easter eggs in Brazil...what is inside?

Inside is chocolate.....and?

Well, Hello Kitty!

This is how the chocolate egg-with-toy-inside displays look in the stores. (Thanks to 100Weeks in Brazil for the picture!)

Decorating Easter eggs on the veranda overlooking the beach in Recife. Oops, I LOST my mind and included a few fresh eggs to be dyed along with the hard-boiled ones!

Decorating Easter cookies.

The hunt on the playground

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Travels in Brazil

Capoeira Demonstration in Marco Zero Recife

It just so happened that the week before my sister visited, she hosted a capoeira demonstration at her school. The kids learned about this form of dance/martial arts/fighting that originated in Brazil. While we were in Recife Antigo doing the touristy thing, we came across a capoeira group practicing/demonstrating this fascinating ritual. Capoeira (kigh-poh-AIR-ah) is [...]
Views of Olinda

We love visiting Olinda and over the past couple of times there we have collected these pictures where the views of Olinda abound! We also love the architecture in Olinda.
Architecture in Olinda

Olinda is the little town near Recife that is full of history, artisans, and architecture. We go there frequently and especially when we have visitors – click here to see some another visit to Olinda last year. Super Baby’s girlfriend lives there too, so love stopping in to have a playdate or to spend time [...]
Underwater adventures with an underwater camera

My sister visited a couple of weeks ago and brought with her a waterproof pouch for her little Cannon point and shoot camera. It was only about $20 on Amazon and it was awesome! She doesn’t have that many snorkeling spots near her in Virginia, so she left the pouch with me and we have [...]
Coconut trees in Brazil

We are surrounded by coconut trees in Brazil. They look like palm trees like you think of and the coconuts grow readily! We drink agua de cocoa from the green coconuts, and there are other stages of the fruit too – like coconut milk and ultimately coconut meat. It’s fun to see what Brazilians think [...]