“It is nice to be back home with the family and not have to worry about paperwork anymore. But my son and I are left with mixed feelings: part of us never left Brussels.”
Marilda (°1967) and her son Mauro – Brazil
“I worked as a cleaning lady in Belgium from 2009 onwards, and my son joined me ten years later. Although we were very well integrated, the pandemic forced us to leave. In 2021, we settled in Trindade to take care of my sick mother and sister. That care is exhausting. We make a living selling cakes, but there is hardly any time for that.
I feel like I was born in the wrong country, I still love Brussels so much. Before God calls me to him, I want to go back there one more time.”