Brazamerica

Rita is the owner of Brazamerica, a local Market specialized in Brazilian & Latin products since 2000. She is Brazilian and has been living in Ann Arbor for 11 years with her two children. Rita was born in Campos do Jordao State of Sao Paulo, but at three years old her family was forced to move to Taubate because her father, Jonas Filippini, a journalist and ecologist, that had fallen victim to tuberculosis as a political prisoner during the time of military rule.