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Greetings, all. We at Murder is Everywhere are here because of Leighton Gage. We miss him. We thought we'd share some of his posts with you from time to time. This one is a tiny introduction to what makes Brazil so special....
              Lisa 




Looks like Coimbra's University Library in Portugal:

But it's Brazil's National Library in Rio de Janeiro.

Looks like the Netherlands:

But it's the town of Holambra in the State of São Paulo.

Looks like an island in the Dutch Carribean:

But, once again, it's Holambra.

Looks like a train station in England:

But it's one in São Paulo

Looks like Oktoberfest in Munich:

But it's Oktoberfest in Blumenau in the State of Santa Catrarina.

Looks like a stately home in Milan::

But it's a restaurant in São Paulo

Looks like a restaurant in Italy:

But it's another restaurant in São Paulo. (We have lots of seriously good restaurants.)

Looks like somewhere in Germany:

But it's the city of Campos do Jordão, in the State of São Paulo.

Looks like somewhere else in Germany:

But it's in the city of Gramado, in the State of Rio Grande do Sul.

Looks like the Gobi Desert.

But it's a desert in the State of Tocantins..

Looks like Japan:

But it's the Liberdade neighborhood in São Paulo.

Looks like a mosque in the middle-east:

But it's a mosque in Foz do Igauaçu, in the State of Paraná.

Looks like an opera house in France:.

But it's the Municipal Theater in São Paulo.

Looks like snow in Austria:

But it's actually snow in Gramado.

Next time you think of Brazil, don't just think of beaches.

Leighton - Sunday