Hi Everyone,

I lost contact with a childhood friend in 2000-2001. We used to go to private school together and she had to go back to Brazil. I tried mailing a letter to her parents house recentally in Manaus but the letter was returned today as they are no longer at that address after years if living there. I know after her college graduation she mentioned she might be moving to San Paulo. Is there a way to locate her in Brazil like we have the directory here in the US?

Thank you,

Olivia

no one?

I'm sorry I don't know...
But my husband is from Manaus and I lived there for a year....do you know the school she worked at because I worked at a language school.

Might try Telelistas

Good luck!

I'll have to look through the letter again to find out which school she graduated from. I know she was going for a law degree. How big is Manaus? Is it small enough that I gave a name someone might recognize it?




Thx I'll have to try it on a different computer this one is having troubles loading the program.

Manaus has a population of about 2 million....it's big.

try orkut it's like a myspace very popular in brazil

or

telelistas

or

telefonica

lol good luck:

Manaus

Area
- Total 11,401 km² (4,402 sq mi)

Population (2005)
- Total 1,644,690

Oh dear. She could be anywhere. I'll try those sites.

Thanks everyone!

Do they have something like classmates.com in Brazil?

You may also try searching some of the "networking" type sites that are international, like Facebook or Hi5. You can search by full name, of you have a nickname....who knows you may get lucky and locate her on the "net".

Good luck,
-P

no. orkut is a good site to find people. I've found lots of people I went to college and school, etc there.
Also if she can find out the college her friend went, would make it easier.

I think I found her in San Paulo using the telefonica site and pressing the legal button.

ANYA VENTURIN DA SILVA R CANECA,FREI, 1100 - AP 607
(011) 3285-3255 S PAULO - CERQUEIRA CESAR

I am unsure if it is her for certain because her last name is Venturim and there was no Da Silva or "of the hisses" before? Maybe she got married?

Should I try to mail the letter to that address? If so how should I write the address?

Like this? Isn't there some sort of zip code I am missing?

Anya Venturin Da Silva
R CANECA, FREI
1100 - AP 607
S Paulo - Cerqueira Cesar
BRAZIL

I would call her but I don't speak Portuguese and if it wasn't her then it would be a funny call for the lady. lol. But is the only Anya Venturim I found and in her last letter in 2001 she said she would move to San Paulo now that she graduated in law. I am still looking for some sign in the pictures of what college she went to. She sent me her graduation class pictures. lol

Wow, good luck - hope it works out.
But if not, Nessa is right - orkut is the way to go to find Brazilians!

I don't know about Brazil, but lots of countries don't use "zip codes" or an equivalent.

I'd try calling her! If it's not her, then it will be a funny call for someone and she will giggle about it. I think if you wrote a letter and it wasn't her, it'd be a lot more creepy.

More creepy? Maybe they'd just send it back. Ok I will try to call her. lol!

If the city is Sao Paulo and the State Sao Paulo and the Bairro Cerqueira César, then the Cep would be: 01.307-000
the address would be like this:

Anya Venturin da Silva
Rua Frei Caneca 1100, ap 607
Cerqueira César - Sao Paulo - SP - Brazil
CEP: 01.307-000

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If the City is Cerqueira César in the State Sao Paulo, then I can't find that street in there.


the CEP I find for the city Cerqueira César is 18760-000

Is this her?

Yes that is her! I was thinking to post her graduation pix but I was unsure. How did you find her? Orkut? LOL!

heheh I always knew I should change my career for a detective. Do you want me to leave her a message?

Yes! Let me PM you with my contact information for her.

Yeah she wrote me today! Yeah yeah yeah!

From her:


"Olivia....

I'm glad you find me in orkut...I tried hard to find you but I didn't have idea that you got married.... Once, I sent an e-mail to you to **********@hotmail.com, and in orkut I looked for you a bunches, but now we can keep in touch again..I miss you so much, I always remember you...My english is not so good, but I guess you will understand me ... How are you girl?? When you got married? Are you working?? I lost contact with every one from Brentwood... I will wait for you to write me.

Love you and miss you!!"


Thanks everyone!

I'm glad she did. She sent me a scrap: