Abdulla Abjada's understanding is coming along slowly, letter by letter, word by word. "Canada and Brazil, they are the only two countries they are giving Syrians a safe way to make a new life," Abjada says. He arrived this year via Turkey, and has been staying at Sao Joao Batista, a small church in the Botafogo neighbourhood of Rio de Janeiro. However, a shift in the country's politics means Ali could be one of the last Syrians to arrive in Brazil. Letter by letter, word by word.

Source: CBC News August 20, 2016 09:11 UTC