Bernardo Merkel was the parish priest at the Church Sanctuary Our Lady Aparecida. Merkel was the padre of the church for many decades and baptized Rita, all of her siblings and her parents.


Not our name, but our passion
Bernardo Merkel was the parish priest at the Church Sanctuary Our Lady Aparecida. Merkel was the padre of the church for many decades and baptized Rita, all of her siblings and her parents.
Our Lady Aparecida Church in Arapongas was Rita’s family church when growing up in Brazil.
Bernardo Merkel was the priest at the church for decades and baptized Rita, all of her siblings and her parents
On his trip to Arapongas in Brazil Alex was hesitant to try this corn flavored ice cream Milho Verde. Milho berde is what we call here sweet corn.
Alex fell in love with this snack and it became his favorite ice cream treat ever 10 out of 10
The Hotel Executive is centrally located in Arapongas and has a full service restaurant, a gym and pool. Rita and Alex spent a few nights here when first arriving in Brazil.
The rooms were comfortable and clean
Views of the city
Nice restaurant
Lunch
Overall the hotel was very serviceable if not spectacular 7 out of 10.
Dog King in Arapongas is a fast food / cafeteria style restaurant featuring as the name implies hot dogs. The restaurant itself is similar to our own children friendly fast food establishments complete with a kiddie fun area.
A variety of Brazilian style hot dog options
Decent hot dog very different than the American classic dog 7 out of 10