We have been lucky to spend at least some nights with family and friends and have been able to see family homes.
I talked a little about the chacara in St Jose de Rio Preto and some of the similarity with homes and gardens in Africa.
City homes are quite different and the common theme is that the exterior or street view has little indication of the interiors.
One evening we visited Candida’s niece and family and the outside entrance looked like a garage or entrance to an industrial building, but once inside we went down some steps and in to a very nice (not large) home. Candida’s sisters home is the same with an electric gate at the street that gives access to three homes and parking for all cars.
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| Entrance to Margaret's home in Sao Paulo |
Again an ordinary entrance to homes with tiled or marble flooring and large kitchens and multiple bathrooms. All very nice.
Silvera’s home in Niteroi deserves special mention. I believe the family has owned the property for a long time and Silvera has been working on the new home for several years. It is on a hillside and the new home had to be built in front of the home they were living in and then some further excavation had to take place for the completion. The home is beautiful and when we arrived I looked out of the bedroom window and said to myself “wow, look at the big yard and very fancy grill his neighbor has!” It turned out that it was actually HIS yard with a huge patio and built in grill and shelter.
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| Silvera at work at the grill |
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| Huge patio and seating area close to the grill |
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| Silvera's grill and pizza oven. I am jealous! |
All his own design and a fantastic place to enjoy the cool evenings after a brutally hot day. The attention to detail is amazing.
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| Enjoying a few cold ones (geladinias) |
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| Rooftop view from above Silvera's patio |
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| The front of the house |
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