2026: Welcome back!
It was 8:15pm December 31st as the pilot announced our landing into São Paulo. My husband and I had planned to get home, take showers, prep our New Year’s dinner (steak & seafood), maybe even squeeze in a nap before popping the French bubbly we’d been saving. Then we’d head to Av. Paulista where thousands of people gather to receive the new year. Think Times Square in New York to get an idea. So we made our way to the baggage belt, already dreaming of freshening up after a 15-hour journey...