Nov 6, 2012
New at the Loop: Gifts With Love, a Shop With a MissionBy Sally Pearsall EricsonAL.com

Mobile, AL – Ester de Aguiar, the Mobile International Festival’s “Ms. Brazil,” has a new outlet – “Gifts With Love,” a store at the Loop featuring exotic items from around the world.

Rumor has it that she’ll also offer her Brazilian treats at the shop, including her famous “hot chocolate” sweets with cayenne pepper, cinnamon and nutmeg, which she always sells at her MIF booth.

De Aguiar, who has represented Brazil at Mobile International Festival almost from the event’s inception 29 years ago, says the mission of “Gifts With Love” is to sell unique gifts and clothing that benefit women’s causes.

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