Bairro de Liberdade January 25th

Did you know that the biggest concentration of Japanese people outside of Japan is in Brazil, and specifically São Paulo? When people found out on my mission in Salvador that I was part Japanese, the first thing they would usually say is, did you know that there is Japanese colony in São Paulo by the name of......

Liberdade 

Anders and I were invited by my mission friend to visit the district of Liberdade! Ever since I came to Brazil for the first time I've been wanting to visit this place.  When we first arrived it was obvious that we were stepping into a different world.  Red arches, Japanese Kanji written all over the stores and the smell of Japanese food made feel like I was in Japan.  I took advantage of the moment to buy some Japanese food like Udon, curry, and somen.  I felt like a little kid on Christmas morming!  For lunch we had some delicious Yakisoba.  I definitely recommend checking Liberdade out whether or not you can stomach sushi!