In search of the lost "normal"

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Finally, our Blog is on the air, after a few months of gestation. It arrives with the new version of our website. And it has the same purpose of helping to build a bridge between Brazil and Austin.

We are starting this new channel, in solidarity with the entire Brazilian community here, in these pandemic times. In addition to the great difficulties of isolation and the dilemmas of going back to school, for example, we also know the concerns of so many of you with your friends and family in Brazil and we join in the grief of those who have lost loved ones to the virus.

Living the day-to-day life of the CBA makes us feel, at the same time, very young - we just completed two years of life in August - and very experienced, because of the achievements accumulated in more than 20 years of the Brazil Project .

A wonderful early birthday gift was the approval of our “501” rating with the IRS. As a result, people and companies that participate with donations, contributions or sponsorships to the CBA will be able to deduct these amounts in their income tax returns.

We are, therefore, a non-profit taking the first steps, seeking the path that will lead us to the realization of the great dream that is to have our own physical space. Where we can concentrate our courses, lectures and activities and where Brazilians in Austin and the surrounding area will permanently welcome Brazil with a taste.

In this Blog, we want to deal with several things. Talk about our events (including behind the scenes) and other local initiatives that have yellow green in their blood; highlight aspects of Brazilian culture that bring us closer to Austin; getting to know, more closely, Brazilians who live here, work, take care of the family, undertake; finally, bring information that will help our Brazilians to live better on their little island in Brazil, in the United States. 

“(…) In search of what is the“ new normal ”so that, within a new reality, it remains firm on the path of serving the Brazilians here in our region.”

Covid-19, of course, also impacted us. Part of Projeto Brasil's programs and classes had to be canceled. Events planned for these months, such as the Festa Junina, could not (and cannot) be held. But we are taking advantage of the “recess” to complete certain “homework” of ours, such as the 501 process; placing the new website on the air; the exploration of new methodologies for schools; a survey of Brazilian entrepreneurs in the region, just to give a few examples.

Thus, CBA continues in search of what is the “new normal” in order to, within a new reality, remain firm on the path of serving Brazilians here in our region.
Alvaro Esteves