I've started to get some questions, sometimes in emails and sometimes as comments. I think it's great that you readers are asking questions and stuff. I will try to answer!
One of my readers asked:
I was just curious.... Is your boyfriend black?? I know alot of Brazilians (even the "white" ones) have alot of african ancestory and he looks to be mixed? No big deal just curious...?
My answer: My boyfriend, Jair, is probably what you mean by mixed ... His skin gets very white in the winter here in Sweden but in summer it gets a chocolate brown color! I have also been thinking of the same thing, whether he has african ancestory or not... Actually 80% of everyone from Salvador (also the "white" ones) has African origins and my boyfriend has typically african afro. I would think that he has African origin even though both his parents didn't come from Salvador, but beyond that we don't know so much about his ancestors...
Jair's nickname in Brazil is Ghost - or Fantasma in Portuguese. He got the nickname where he grew up because he had so white skin. In the last picture here below you can see why...!
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| Jair when I met him - with his big afro!! |
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| Me & Jair when we first met :) |
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| Jair's first days in Sweden - here is he with my cousin Birk |
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| Jair after 6 months in Sweden without sun, here he is together with his friend Leo |
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Hi Emma! Has been some time since you updated this blog...What's up? Hope everything is o.k with you and your loved ones!
Fun to see jair with his big afro in earlier days!
In the last picture actually I'm not sure which person is Jair...!!! But I decided it has to be the guy to the left, although he really looks different! Funny they call him Fantasma back home...!
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Hello,
My name is Marcelo, I'm from Brazil.
I have plans to live in Sweden in some years. I can't speak swedish, but I will try to learn it during the next two years.
I found your blog when I was trying to find information about brazilians living in Sweden.
Your story is really interesting. It seems that you met your husband in Brazil, right?
You and your husband seems to be a nice couple. I wish all the best for you two!
That's it.
Bye bye.
Marcelo Tissot
marcelo.tissot@mail.com
Hi Eva! I'm sorry for not writing in a long time! I have been working so much! I just didn't have the energy to do anything more! But now I'm back! Jair was the one to the left on the last picture btw! :-)
Hi Marcelo! When are you going to Sweden? Let me know if you go to Gothenburg, there is a lot of Brazilians here! Good luck with everything!!
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