Paulo Coelho, Brazilian novelist

“We can never judge the lives of others, because each person knows only their own pain and renunciation. It's one thing to feel that you are on the right path, but it's another to think that yours is the only path.”

-- Paulo Coelho, Brazilian novelist

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Did you Know...

... that today is the beginning of Brazil Independence Week? Dom Pedro I declared Brazil independent from Portugal on September 7, 1822. It's always celebrated the week of September 1 to 7. A carnival is held and in the evening people gather to see amazing fireworks in the clear sky, above the blue-black Amazon.