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Alexander Thoele é de origem alemã e brasileira e ingressou na swissinfo.ch em 2002. Nascido no Rio de Janeiro, concluiu seus estudos de jornalismo e informática em Brasília e Stuttgart.
No pequeno povoado de Lumiar, um pequeno povoado distante 28 quilômetros de Nova Friburgo, várias famílias de descendentes de suíço vivem em condições semelhantes a dos seus antepassados. Para muitos, a agricultura de subsistência ainda é o principal modo de vida. Um deles é Luís Otílio Ouverney, 83 anos. (fotos e texto: Alexander Thoele, swissinfo.ch)
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