Nadia Rurak Techy, 66, a businesswoman of Ukrainian descent, holds a photo of her parents, at her shop in Prudentopolis, Parana state, Brazil, February 24, 2022. Techy said she feared Ukrainian culture would be erased. "I'm distraught," she said, breaking into tears at her clothes shop. "Ukraine doesn't deserve this ... Our homeland has to be free. It needs to remain beautiful, as it always was." REUTERS/Pilar Olivares SEARCH "OLIVARES PRUDENTOPOLIS UKRAINE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.