Tagged: Brazilian immigrant
Vitoria’s photograph and story were curated as part of the photo and storytelling exhibit, “Real People. Real Lives. Women Immigrants of New York.” I moved to New York after my boyfriend (now husband) proposed. He was living here and coming to the US was the only way we could be together. I left my career in Brazil and I enrolled at Pratt University. I had to learn to be humble; here I was a student living on my savings. In Brazil,...
Written by Manmeet Sahni Dhenig, a 34-year-old from São Paulo, Brazil, moved to the United States with her husband almost a year-and-a-half ago. One of the biggest challenges for Dhenig was overcoming the language barrier. She didn’t speak English before she came to the United States but converses in English now. This is her story, in her own words. “We came to New York because my husband’s company transferred him to New York. When I came here, I studied six...
Written by Khatia Mikadze When you meet a Brazilian in New York, one of your first questions is most likely about the world-famous Brazilian carnival. Then you’ll probably ask about the gorgeous hot summer days and soccer players you may be obsessed with. You may even get so curious that you stop by a hair salon to get a popular Brazilian blowout or make a dinner reservation in Little Brazil, an area on West 46th Street between 5th and...
