**Emotional and sensitive post**
31 years after I was born, I finally came back to the city where I was born after The Great Hanshin 1995 earthquake that pushed my family and I to move when I was 9 months old. The earthquake ripped away from me what was supposed to be my life but at the same time gave me the people and life that I have now 🇧🇷 🇺🇸. Over 6000 died…we were survivors. I was able to walk the streets my parents and godparents walked, visit the earthquake memorial where they left a part of the damaged ground untouched to learn and remember the tragic event, etc.
I also visited the The Palmore Hospital where I was born, the Brazilian Copacabana restaurant where my parents met 🥹🥹, meet the lovely owner (who remembers my parents and I as a baby🫨🫨), and visit the beautiful Kobe Harborland Port Tower 😭
And I did this all with the love of my life by my side learning my history with me 🥹🥹
We are going back to Tokyo tomorrow but I’m actually really sad to leave Kobe already if I’m being very honest. I will be back soon and that’s a promise 🫰🏼🤲🏼
Depois de 31 anos desde o meu nascimento, finalmente voltei para a cidade onde nasci, após o Grande Terremoto de Hanshin em 1995, que fez com que minha família e eu tivéssemos que nos mudar. O terremoto arrancou de mim a vida que eu deveria ter tido, mas ao mesmo tempo me deu as pessoas e a vida que tenho hoje 🇧🇷 🇺🇸. Mais de 6.000 pessoas morreram… nós fomos sobreviventes. Pude andar pelas ruas onde meus pais e padrinhos andaram, visitar o memorial do terremoto onde deixaram parte do chão destruído intocado para lembrar e aprender com a tragédia, entre outros lugares.
Também visitei o Hospital Palmore onde nasci, o restaurante brasileiro Copacabana onde meus pais se conheceram 🥹🥹, conheci a dona adorável (que lembra dos meus pais e de mim quando bebê 🫨🫨), e ainda passei pela linda Kobe Harborland Port Tower 😭.
E eu vivi tudo isso com o amor da minha vida ao meu lado, aprendendo a minha história junto comigo 🥹🥹.
Amanhã voltamos para Tóquio, mas confesso que estou muito triste por deixar Kobe já. Voltarei em breve, isso é uma promessa 🫰🏼🤲🏼.
Check out @oceano.rio 2nd online article with Shoutout LA! It was a pleasure and an honor to be considered for this online spread sharing my story, passions, and background. Thank you for all your support always and for all my models and support overseas in the motherland 🇧🇷. É nos!! Link in bio✨
Thank you, muito obrigada, 記事を読んでくれて、応援ありがとう！🫶🏼
I am super grateful and blessed to have @oceano.rio and myself featured on VoyageLA’s magazine. Thank you to everyone for being SO supportive in my vision, it brings tears to my eyes to feel how much love is around me. Thank you to all my models aka extended family for showing up EVERY. TIME. And especially thank you to my partner @shotbyseanzie for being the greatest photographer/videographer and my mother @katianevesberglundrealtor for helping me jumpstart Oceano 🫰🏼🤲🏼.
I will continue to work on Oceano every day and give you guys beautiful pieces from Brazil and handcrafted, designed pieces from yours truly.
Check out the article and please share! If you haven’t already, please go follow @oceano.rio and see what I can do!!
Link in bio 💕
TAMO JUNTO!! 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇯🇵🇯🇵🫰🏼🫰🏼
Congratulations to the newlyweds 🥹🥹 I’ve known Priscilla since I was very very young. It’s amazing to be present and see her tying the knot with the love of her life.
Amamos muito você 🇧🇷❤️ @p.s_ford
ITS OFFICIAL!!
I’m excited to share that Oceano will be doing its first physical appearance as a market pop-up 🥹🤲🏼🙏🏼
Join me at Silverlake Flea this Sunday, June 7
📍 4561 W Colorado Blvd, Los Angeles
⏰ 9:30AM – 4:00PM
Handmade and gold filled jewelry made in or/and inspired by Brazil and everything I love
Come say hello 🤲🏼
#supportsmallbusiness
The Alé Necklace 🇧🇷
Made in Brazil
Shot in Tokyo, Japan 🫶🏼
✨ gold filled 3.5mm, 24 inch and 20 inch available (DM or message for size)
An Oceano favorite that stays with you everywhere you go- the ocean, shower, the gatherings , to sleep and always stays gold.
Available now 🤲🏼
📸: @shotbyseanzie
Model: @a_killa045_tls 🤲🏼🙏🏼
Selfies from Kobe🤲🏼🇯🇵
This city always makes me emotional for so many reasons. The resilience of the people of Kobe after the earthquake to keep going, rebuilding, never giving up, the memories and stories my family left here, and the universe bringing me back here as an adult to create and write new memories and stories.
Thank you Kobe, daisuki🫶🏼🫂🙏🏼
I made it back to LA RIGHT ON time from Japan for my mamas birthday 🥹🥹🥰🥰
Everybody wish my mom a happy birthday!!!! 🎂
Te amo 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷 Obrigada, mãe, por tudo e por todos os seus sacrifícios. 💗
Thank you to our friends and family for always taking care of us and welcoming us with big open arms every time we are in Japan 🥹🙏🏼
Family, old friends, and new friends- Honto arigatouuu🥹🥹🙏🏼🙏🏼🫶🏼 tanoshikatta🥹🥹🥹🫂🫂🇯🇵
Words won’t ever be enough to express our gratitude and love. Thank you🫂🫂🙏🏼🙏🏼🤲🏼🤲🏼
My best friend Ulala is always so busy but always makes sure she shows up for me 🥹🤲🏼💗
Since 2014 we’ve been inseparable through all the ups and downs- even though I am Japanese, she made Japan home for me and for that I am forever grateful ♾️
I love you sis @ulalagirl 🥹🩵🌸
#jessicaandulalaadventures
