They Took a Taste of Oklahoma to Brazil The Daily Oklahoman – Sunday, June 6, 1999 Author: Bobby Ross Jr. , Staff Writer   VITORIA, Brazil – Marcus Mendes has a dream. The 8-year-old Brazilian boy wants to learn English and play soccer for Oklahoma Christian University. It’s a dream inspired by Oklahoma missionaries, who had a dream of their own a decade ago. In … Continue reading They Took a Taste of Oklahoma to Brazil