In Sao Paulo, Brazil, I had the pleasure of seeing my Brazilian publisher Leonardo Garzaro, again. I had met him in Frankfurt. I had the added pleasure of meeting his wife, Isabela Figueira, who translated into Portuguese my books: When the Rainbow Goddess Wept and my Selected Short Stories. I also met their lovely children who reminded me of my grandchildren with their curiosity and energy.
In fact, I met many lovely people in Brazil.
The Egyptian novelist, Mai Khaled, and I were together in Porto Alegre and Sao Paulo, and we shared many adventures together!
In Porto Alegre, Morgana Baldiserra was our "Angel" - literally the name of her job because she took care of us, picked us up at the airport, escorted us everywhere to make sure we were safe, on time, etc. Further she also acted as translator for our podcast interview. Her memory in remembering what was said was impressive.
At the Porto Alegre Book Fair, everyone was so kind and friendly at every turn, the women interviewers for the podcast and program (Sabrina Thamazi and Catia Simon respectively) highly intelligent and well-prepared. The photographers made sure they took nice photos of us. Production people, everyone great. I appreciated very much the care and respect extended to us.
Here are some photos, and I'll add to these, so check back.
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