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“НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ”, ЛЮТИЙ 2020 WWW. UNWLA.ORG 9 Home of Angels by Viktor and Betsy Decyk Over the years, we have supported a number of UNWLA scholarship students in Brazil. The one we supported the longest was Thais de Moraes, who has remained in touch with us over the years. In September 2019, we had an opportunity to visit with her and her family in São José dos Pinhais, in Paraná State, Brazil. Thais and Maria de Moraes Sergio, Thassio, Maria and Thais de Moraes There is a large community of Ukrainians in Paraná state, most of them descendants of those who emigrated from Galicia before 1914. They came because of free or inexpensive land. But the land was isolated and had to be cleared and roads had to be built. Unlike the situation for early Ukrainian emigrants to Canada, the land in Brazil was in a hot, thick jungle, full of large snakes and yellow fever. Many of the settlers died, especially the children. One of the places Thais, her mother Maria and her husband Sergio took us to was a Ukrainian Memorial park nea r their home, which c ommemorates those early pioneers. During our visit, Thais’ mother organized an elaborate Ukrainian meal for us. The early pioneers from Galicia discovered that some of the foods they were used to did not grow well in Brazil and substi tutes were necessary. So we enjoyed varenyky with sweet potatoes and black beans. Another day we visited the Ukrainian Catholic Church of the Holy Trinity in Colonia Marcelino. This church was built in 2017 and is much larger than the one it replaced. Some of descendants of the pioneers have become wealthy by exporting crops like chamomile and have strongly supported their church. Holy Trinity Church C. Marcelino (exterior) Holy Trinity Church C. Marcelino (interior)
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