The Brazilian community in the Berkshires used to be larger. Thiago Oliveira recalls 75 or 80 worshippers at Sunday services in the Assembly of God Brazilian church in Pittsfield. The 2008 financial crisis caused many of them to leave. Oliveira says, “They returned to Brazil or moved to larger cities in the United States.” Read more about Pastor Thiago Oliveira at the Assembly of God Brazilian Church >>
