“Ireland was everything I was looking for, but I’m not sure if I knew that. I just knew that I wanted to see it.”Barbara Vieira (27) moved to Dublin when she turned 19. It was bad then and I’m sure it’s worse now.” She is now based in Sligo. Photograph: Bryan O’BrienWhile she found life in Dublin chaotic, Vieira feels at home in the Irish countryside. “I think Ireland truly understands me better than Brazil.

Source: The Irish Times November 11, 2025 09:30 UTC