More than friends
It's hard to imagine what we would have done without these people during our time in Brazil. They met us at the airport when we arrived and saw us off when we left and in between helped us in so many ways - for example with finding somewhere to live, buying and selling a car, introductions at the University, sorting out visas with the state police, finding our way around Florianopolis city, finding a travel agent and more. On top of all this they included us in their family and social events and always made us feel warmly welcome. We will miss them!