Nossa próxima visita foi à cidade de Columbia, capital e maior cidade do Estado da Carolina do Sul (EUA)

(Our next visit was at Columbia, the state capital and largest city in the State of South Carolina).

O Censo dos Estados Unidos estima que Columbia tenha uma população de 133.358 habitantes.

(The 2013 United States Census estimates a population of  Columbia at 133,358).

South Carolina State House- photo by Rogerio Almeida

O nome Columbia é um term poético em homenagem a Cristovão Colombo, descobridor das Américas

(The name “Columbia” was a poetic term for the Americas derived from Christopher Columbus.)

South Carolina State House (Photo by Rogerio Almeida)

Columbia é a principal cidade da região da Carolina do Sul chamada Midlands, que inclui varios condados na parte central do Estado.

(Columbia is the primary city of theMidlands region of South Carolina, which comprises several counties in the central portion of the state.)

At the Oak Table Restaurant at Columbia, South Carolina- Howard Stephens (Executive Chef), Rogerio Almeida (Brazil), Vanessa Driscoll (Owner of the PR firm), Kim Jamieson (Public Relation Manager of South Carolina Dept. of Parks, Recreation & Tourism.    

Localizado no coração de Columbia, Carolina do Sul, almoçamos no Restaurante Oak Table que serve a moderna cozinha americana. O restaurante possui filiais em Charleston, o Oak Steakhouse e o Macintosh.

(Located in the heart of downtown Columbia, we had lunch at the Oak Table Restaurant that serves modern American Cuisine. The Oak Table has sister restaurants at Charleston, Oak Steakhouse and The Macintosh. All highlights regionally sourced ingredients and a seasonally driven menu featuring classic American staples, from steak to seafood.)

Fomos recebidos no Oak Table pela proprietária Vanessa Driscoll e pelos chefs  Howard Stephens & Charley Scruggs.

(We were received at the Oak Table by the owner Vanessa Driscoll and the Executive Chef Howard Stephens and the Pastry Chef Charley Scruggs.)

Rogerio Almeida at South Carolina State House

Columbia é uma das primeiras cidades planejadas dos Estados Unidos mas foi inteiramente destruida durante a Guerra Civil Americana

(Columbia is one of the first planned cities in the United States but on February 17, 1865, in the last months of the Civil War, much of Columbia was destroyed by fire while being occupied byUnion troops under the command of General William Tecumseh Sherman)

We had a tour of the South Carolina State House & Grounds including the House of Representatives and the House of Commons.