In October of 2023, my parents and I traveled to Portugal to try and uncover family mysteries that were lost when the Portuguese side of my family immigrated to Brazil on a steam ship in the early 1900s. My mother's father was from Portugal and my mother's mother was from Italy. Both sides of the family traveled to Brazil during that time. We hope to learn more about why they left Portugal, and to also uncover birth records for our lost family tree. Our trip covered Porto, Aveiro, Viseu, Penalva do Castelo, Coimbra, and Lisbon.

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A note from my mother: "In the past two years, I have been researching my ancestry, and was able to learn a lot about the history from stories told, memories, pictures, and records that I found. I came to realize that we have more in common with our ancestors than DNA and physical characteristics. This video is a way to pay homage to my Portuguese grandparents, uncles, and aunts for having taken the risk of crossing the Atlantic Ocean all the way to Brazil, where I was born. As a Danish philosopher reflects "Life can only be understood backwards, although it must be lived forwards."

By having traveled back to Viseu and Penalva do Castelo, we saw how beautiful and fertile that area of Portugal is. In awe, we kept wondering how difficult it must have been for my ancestors to leave their beloved homeland. I knew very little about them and, as a way to recognize and pay homage to them, I want to find out - or imagine - why generations long past did what they did. Their struggles, sacrifices, and losses were unimaginable, but their heritage paved generations through which I got here. I want to thank all my ancestors, those who have already passed, and the ones still on the pathway to becoming ancestors. A person's ancestry is a gift that keeps on giving. "When a man is born, he inherits his past, the same way he dreams up future generations."

Thank you for joining us on this adventure discovering our roots, while exploring the beautiful country of Portugal!

*Social*
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*Equipment Used*
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*Music*
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0:00 Intro
2:15 Porto Arrival
4:42 Day 2 in Porto
9:56 Day 3 in Porto (Cable Car)
15:35 Porto Churches
19:01 Aveiro
20:46 Viseu
22:37 Finding My Roots
25:40 Tiny Streets vs BMW
26:58 Coimbra
30:16 Fountain of Cats
32:27 Lisbon
34:38 Pastéis de Belém
36:24 St. George's Castle
37:14 Search for the Boat

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