Brazil Offers Delights, Diversions, Rich History
by daniela medina
     In 1500, Pedro Alvares Cabral headed for India and instead landed in Brazil. Cabral claimed Brazil for Portugal and it remained its colony until 1822.
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Army Chopper Pilot Has Roots
In Astoria Gardens
     Her home base is her mother’s apartment in Astoria, but First Lieutenant Diedre Taylor Ziegenhagen can usually be found in the skies above a U.S. Army installation in Alabama, training to add Blackhawk helicopters to her repertoire.
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