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Bradley Vee's avatar

What a thoughtful article on saudade. It sure is better to view the past with bittersweet nostalgia, as you say, than with lamentation that it is irretrievably gone for ever. We should be grateful for the experiences and people that have shaped us into what we presently are.

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Sarah King's avatar

Beautiful Fonzie. When I found my bio-parents in 2017 (adopted at birth), and learned I was from Pico Island, Azores, I was excited to experience Portugal. Visited the Azores in summer 2023, and I was blown away. The saudade feeling was present in my soul before I knew the word to describe it. Thank you for the stunning photos and the moving words.

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