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Everybody likes Brazil and we want the Brazilians to come out.

I'm like half Brazilian and half American now.

There aren't a lot of Portuguese models, so everyone always expects me to be Brazilian because of my features, sometimes even American, as I have a slight American accent when I speak English.

The Brazilians are amazing in their nature. You cannot describe it; you must feel that warmth when you're around them to understand.

I like having a good time. It's probably my mother's Brazilian genes in me - party, party.

My connection with Brazil is so abstract. My blood and my way of thinking is Brazilian, but that's it. I don't tend to go back to the past, and although I have an apartment there, I rarely visit. When I move, I really move.

Brazil is not what you see but what you feel. Once you spend time here - a week, two weeks - you get in the vibe. It's really intoxicating.

My mother is a proud Brazilian. I love visiting my family in Rio; the city and its people are so vibrant and amazing.

Brazil is where I belong, the place that feels like home. They love their family, their country and God, and are not afraid to let anybody know it.

I first came to Brazil in the Sixties. Then I started coming back every year since touring most of the country. I grew to love it, the people, the music. I thought this is where I belong. I've been living in Brazil for the past 23 years. I call it my stress-free country.