Research Portion

Tainara Candido
AP English
Daniel Luis DeSouza is a serious, religious, and dedicated man who is passionate about his work and family. He has been described as “a man of God” who loves to preach and serve in the church. Ever since he was a young child, that is all he has ever wanted to aspire to; to be a leader in the church. His wife and close family members can attest that he is a man who prays daily and and as his wife once said, he “is a man who looks for God,”(Gelsely). Daniel Luis DeSouza was born on March 17, 1966, in the city of Brasilia, Distrito Federal, Brazil. He was born into a highly religious family as his father, Osorio Luiz de Souza was a pastor and his mother, Maria Messias de Souza, would regularly go out to preach the word of God. From early on, his parents taught him to respect the church and the bible and all of God’s rules, so early on Pastor Daniel acquired a deep and profound respect for the ministry. Being born first, in a family of five also helped him gain tremendous repsonsibility. Daniel has five siblings, two brothers and three sisters. His brothers are named Osiel Luiz de Souza, Samuel Luiz de Souza, Ana Lucia de Souza, Marlucia de Souza, and Miriam de Souza. Daniel is a man who has been described as serious by everyone who knows him and since the beginning of his life, he has been highly disciplined, and his time spent in Aeronautics with the army has helped him carry his discipline even further. Being born as the oldest in a family of five, taught Daniel a tremendous amount of responsibility. Whenever his parents would leave the house, ever since Daniel was a young child of 9 years old, he would take care of his younger brothers and sisters. He would cook, he would clean and even bake for his siblings. Daniel’s responsibility and dedication with his family certainly carried on to other areas of his life, such as his school and his music. Daniel attended Elementary school in the School of Class number two, Gama and Middle School in the Educational Center Number one, Gama, and then went on to the high school of the Educational Center number Five, Gama. Ever since Daniel was a young boy, he has always loved music, so much that he attended the School of Music of Brasilia and he studied there three years; where he acquired good grades, equivalent to B’s in the American grade system. In college, when he decided to pursue a life in the ministry, he attended the Theological Baptist Faculty of Brasilia.
Pastor Daniel, while always holding a special love for the ministry, also always wanted to be a maestro. Ever since he was young, he has played instruments and even thoug he attended the School of Music, he knew how to play most instruments by then, having learned in his church and from his father. He has led church choirs both in Brasil and in the United States, and has called it one of the best experiences of his life. From interviews conducted with members of his church and his wife, they can all attest to the fact that Pastor Daniel has always loved music and he loves to play his instruments. Pastor Daniel plays piano, guitar,