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kingofmassachusetts t1_iyd3ffy wrote

Similar product is Sumol Maracuja which can be purchased in the international aisle at the Union Square Market Basket in Somerville. New Deal Fish Market on Cambridge St also has some Portuguese soft drinks for sale but I believe its Sumol or Kima which is the Azorean version of the Brisa. Also check with Courthouse Fish Market on Cambridge St.

Edit: Most of the Portuguese shops in the Cambridge area are run by Azoreans so might be difficult to find Madeiran products.

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peartrees1 t1_iyd6nfr wrote

i was also going to suggest sumol ! my family is portuguese (azorean) and my grandmother would buy them. they have other flavors as well. i'm pretty sure she purchased them from market basket.

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zepporamone OP t1_iyd97c2 wrote

I'm pretty sure Sumol is the one that I kept bumping into in Lisbon while briefly hunting for a case of Brisa to bring home. I think I grew to resent it simply for the fact that it wasn't Brisa. That said, I will definitely give it a shot if the Brisa search ends up fruitless.

I'm not typically a soft-drink person but the Portuguese have that stuff figured out.

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kingofmassachusetts t1_iydf51m wrote

Sumol is the major Portuguese brand from the continent so you will most likely encounter it around here. Definitely harder to find Brisa/Kima. Definetly check with Portugalia in Fall River like u/b0xturtl3 said. They might be able to point you in the right direction for a Madeiran market as well.

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xalupa t1_iydqrdi wrote

Yeah, don't knock the pineapple and orange Sumol flavors (which are more common/easily found than the maracuja)

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zepporamone OP t1_iyd4lrl wrote

This is an amazing level of detail. Thank you very, very much.

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