Carmen Souza few times, once on a family trip when she was ten and again as an adult in 2010, she grew up speaking Creole and eating Cape Verdean cuisine. While still a child, she began singing gospel music in the church choir. Her parents maintained close ties with the diaspora, and Souza's childhood was filled with the music and culture of Cape Verde, along with that of the former Portuguese colonies of Angola, Brazil, Mozambique and São Tomé. Souza's father, Antonio, a merchant sailor, insisted she should learn English and German. After spending just one year at college, she left to
Brazil–Mozambique relations to Brazil. Since then, there have been several high level visits between leaders of both nations. Presidential visits from Brazil to Mozambique Presidential and Prime Ministerial visits from Mozambique to Brazil Brazil and Mozambique have signed several bilateral agreements such as agreements on cooperation in health, education, social policies and public security (2001). In 2004, Brazil agreed to forgive 95% of Mozambique's debt to Brazil totaling $280 million USD. In 2010, both nations signed agreements on air service cooperation and for mutual recognition of driver's license. In 2015, both nations signed an agreement on cooperation and investment facilitation. Mozambique is