Doug and Mary Go To Brazil

Here we are in Campinas, Brazil, I lovely town north of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Pictured here are (l to r) Mary, Sunniva, and Udo. Sunniva is a niece of Udo and is his publishing partner -- a very hard working and intelligent work asset to our publishing team (as well as being a lovely young lady). In the lower picture are (l to r) Liduina Fiorini, Mary the beautiful, Doug, Julia (daughter of Sunniva who is taking the picture -- thank you Sunniva!), and Udo Fiorini. We had a lovely time in Brazil. Mary and I were there from November 11-18, 2008, on a business trip. Udo is publishing Industrial Heating (and soon Pollution Engineering) in the Portuguese language in Brazil. Udo and Liduina are both lovely people and Udo has a strong desire to start a publishing business. He is doing a great job so far.
We also had the great privilege of meeting the Fiorini's children, Carolina and Leonardo, both graduated from university and in or entering the business world. Both very lovely young people.
Mary and I stayed at the Mercure hotel in Campinas. It was a wonderful time. We learned a little Portuguese while we were there. Bom dia = "good morning." Abrigado/a = "thank you" depending on who is saying it. We learned plenty more. We're looking forward to visiting again. This trip was mostly business. Udo and I did a LOT of talking. We didn't really get to do any sightseeing, which is okay, but we're looking forward seeing more of Brazil the next time we visit. Thanks Udo and Liduina for your grand hospitality.