I spent a fascinating and very surprising Thanksgiving week in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil, a country that does not celebrate Thanksgiving. So, I was very surprised to see Black Friday signs, in English, in every shop window in the City of Belo Horizonte, which is the capital of Minas Gerais. Beside Belo Horizonte, I visited the former gold mining town of Oro Preto. I went down into a former gold mine. I visited the largest outdoor museum in the world of Inhotim -- with its extensive modern art collection. I saw the magnificent and world-famous carvings of the twelve disciples of Jesus in the City of Congonhas, which are located in front of the Sanctuary of the Good Jesus of Matosinhos. I also feasted on the very famous gastronomy of Minas Gerais by having my Thanksgiving dinner (without turkey) in Congonhas.
