Here is a postcard from Brazil! The postcard shows the National Congress Building fro Brazil. The semi-sphere on the left is the seat of the Senate, and the semi-sphere on the right is the seat of the Chamber of the Deputies. Between them are two vertical office towers. The stamp was released in 2010 Mercosur – Culture of Peace Decade – Tribute to Zilda Arns Neumann. Zilda Arns Neumann was a Brazilian pediatrician and aid worker. She was dead in 2010 due to the 2010 Haiti earthquake.

Here is my first postcard received from South America! This postcard shows the skyline from Sao Paulo from Brazil. This is the largest city in Brazil, or even the largest in the Southern Hemisphere. It is also the 7th largest city by population in the world.

The stamps were released in 2005 and 2006. They are from the series called “Professions”. The word “costureira” means seamstress. The word “sapateiro” means shoemaker. The word “manicure” refers to a cosmetic beauty treatment for the fingernails and hands performed at home or in a nail salon. I guess you could know what those words mean after you look at those cartoons on the stamps!