I did not get any gift from my initial secret santa. So I signed up for rematch. I think I've hit the jackpot!

My rematch secret santa did the most amazing job ever. It's like they followed on every single bit I have put on my profile page. This unbelievably amazing person - a brazilian, that goes by the cryptic alias of Goomy - put the incredible effort of photographing the entire city of Rio de Janeiro, printed the photographs, put an incredibly detailed description on the back of each one, numbered every photo, then got a huge paper map of the city, and matched each photo to its real location on the map. A total of 19 brilliant photos. And some postcards as well! I have never been to Brazil and probably will never have the chance to visit, but this super sweet photographic journey is as close as it gets! It is a really amazing thing to put together and I'm super jealous of this redditor's creative mind!

This does not end here, though.

They also sent me 7 different kinds of authentic brazilian sweets, each one individually wrapped in a golden pouch, with a note describing every single one of them. Some of the sweets are well known, we've got them here in Bulgaria as well (not the same brand, obviously). But the others were completely unfamiliar, such as the TonyKelly branded "Doce de batata doce" which is made from sweet potatoes, and they are quite the rare thing to find in Bulgaria. I've yet to try any of the sweets, as I'm still super excited for this whole thing!

On top of that, I've also got the perhaps most brazilian things ever - the Havaianas flip-flops. Everyone has heard of them! Indeed, the brand itself is quite rare in Bulgaria. I look forward wearing them the next time I hit the pool or the beach (in july, that is northern hemisphere summer).

This has been the best thing I've ever got from anyone! I will try to be a better santa next time just because of that! Thank you dear Goomy, although I never found out if that is your real name or just an alias. You have been and incredible santa for you've made my day brighter and my life better!