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Made With Love By Cinthia Hi, I’m Cinthia 👋🏼
Wife and mother of two beautiful girls 👩🏼‍🤝‍👩🏽
Homemade baked goods I Cake + Decor + Brigadeiros
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The pandemic period was the time I had to dive into the kitchen and rediscover myself. Every birthday, lunch with friend...
10/14/2026

The pandemic period was the time I had to dive into the kitchen and rediscover myself. Every birthday, lunch with friends, or simple visit became an opportunity to share everything I was discovering about myself at that moment. There were many cakes, sweets, and all the creations that my intensity and curiosity led me to make.

But it was at Tata’s wedding, a dear friend who invited me to plan the event and prepare the traditional Brazilian dessert table, that something truly profound happened. I had no idea of the size of the challenge, but what drove me was the desire to do something I had never done before. When the big day arrived, everything was beyond what I could have imagined delivering. The conversations around the cake table, the compliments, and the joy I felt made me realize that immigration had not taken my profession away, it had given me something even greater. Only an experience like immigrating, combined with the lockdown and an inquisitive mind, could have led me to discover that a new version of myself was emerging.

I discovered a passion and accessed hidden or archived memories that only revealed themselves through my vulnerability. Someone as communicative and social as I am needed to find another way to offer care to others, and that’s when my grandmother’s story became so significant to me. I realized that I had found not only a new profession, but an identity that speaks to who I truly am.

I am made of the language of love and care, and that intention is present in everything I do. The opening of Made With Love was the beginning of many personal discoveries, because it was never just about selling sweets. It was always about sharing.

Immigrating is an experience you feel in your body and soul, and words can never fully define it. There are many gains, ...
10/06/2026

Immigrating is an experience you feel in your body and soul, and words can never fully define it. There are many gains, many losses, and in the middle of it all there are expectations, dreams, hopes, and a constant search for identity, belonging, and self‑acceptance. We came fully aware of the challenges, but that didn’t lessen the weight of what we went through. How could we imagine that, while learning to navigate a new country, its culture, its language, a new beginning, raising our children, and missing our family and friends, we would also face a pandemic and a lockdown?

We did what we could. It was hard, intense, and a daily discovery of how to survive in an 80m² apartment with two small children. Creativity and faith carried us, but it was also inside our home — in the kitchen that was part of the living room — where I spent hours of my day with them. I started making everything at home: bread, butter, pizza, ice cream, cakes… real food. And that space strengthened my beliefs about health and nourishment. Everything was made by me, with real ingredients and endless curiosity.

I am intense, determined, and I would even say obsessed with learning. I was taken by a deep conviction that I would care for my family and for the friends we met along the way. The kitchen became my favorite place to be. Cakes and brigadeiros became my gifts everywhere I went. Our plans for the future kept shifting as life unfolded. I had to pause my English course, and the kitchen became, quite literally, my language of affection, care and love.

What flavour reminds you of home?

Immigrating is an experience you feel in your body and soul, and words can never fully define it. There are many gains, ...
10/06/2026

Immigrating is an experience you feel in your body and soul, and words can never fully define it. There are many gains, many losses, and in the middle of it all there are expectations, dreams, hopes, and a constant search for identity, belonging, and self‑acceptance. We came fully aware of the challenges, but that didn’t lessen the weight of what we went through. How could we imagine that, while learning to navigate a new country, its culture, its language, a new beginning, raising our children, and missing our family and friends, we would also face a pandemic and a lockdown?

We did what we could. It was hard, intense, and a daily discovery of how to survive in an 80m² apartment with two small children. Creativity and faith carried us, but it was also inside our home — in the kitchen that was part of the living room — where I spent hours of my day with them. I started making everything at home: bread, butter, pizza, ice cream, cakes… real food. And that space strengthened my beliefs about health and nourishment. Everything was made by me, with real ingredients and endless curiosity.

I am intense, determined, and I would even say obsessed with learning. I was taken by a deep conviction that I would care for my family and for the friends we met along the way. The kitchen became my favorite place to be. Cakes and brigadeiros became my gifts everywhere I went. Our plans for the future kept shifting as life unfolded. I had to pause my English course, and the kitchen became, quite literally, my language of affection, care, and love.



What flavour reminds you of home?

Why did you leave everything and move to another country?” It’s the question we, Delano and me, hear the most. The truth...
09/30/2026

Why did you leave everything and move to another country?” It’s the question we, Delano and me, hear the most.

The truth is, there wasn’t a single reason then, and there still isn’t today. We had a close and loving family, solid careers, and a life we were proud of. But long work hours left us little time to raise our own daughters, and a constant worry about safety and stability made us ask: could we choose a different path?

Canada became that choice.

I wanted to apply for a PhD and continue my career in research. My husband, Delano, wanted to explore the tech industry, since most of our experience had been built inside the university. And for our girls, oh, for them it would be a dream to grow up surrounded by culture, a new language, and a world of opportunities.

After a year and a half of financial preparation, we said goodbye to our family, our friends, and the careers we had built. We never felt fear, only excitement and hope. We knew challenges would come, and they did: a new language I didn’t speak yet, meals on the floor, starting from zero. But we had each other, our faith, and one certainty: this was going to work, and slowly Halifax began to feel like home.

Like the leaves in our first fall, we were changing too.

Love is a language.

09/15/2026



Most days, building a dream doesn’t look extraordinary.

It looks like real ingredients, local farmers, brigadeiros rolled by hand and earning trust one customer at a time.

For three years, Made With Love has been my way of starting over as an immigrant, a mother and an entrepreneur.

Then, in the middle of an ordinary day, an email arrived:

“Congratulations! You are officially a finalist.”

I read it twice.

I’m one of just 26 women entrepreneurs from across Canada selected as finalists for the 2026 RBC Canadian Women Entrepreneur Awards.

Suddenly, every small step felt seen.

Thank you, Women of Influence+, RBC, Halifax and everyone who believed in this dream. I’m honoured to share this moment with 25 remarkable women.

We still have so much to build.

The journey deserves to be celebrated, not just the destination.

This small dream has already carried me farther than I ever dared to imagine.

06/09/2026

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Some desserts feel like sunshine on the table 🌞This one was created for Mother’s Day with that feeling in mind: bright, ...
04/25/2026

Some desserts feel like sunshine on the table 🌞

This one was created for Mother’s Day with that feeling in mind: bright, delicate, nostalgic, and made slowly.

From a Brazil nut and cassava crust to layers that bring freshness, texture, and a little bit of celebration in every bite.

A piece of tropical warmth, handcrafted here in Halifax, made to be shared with the people who make life sweeter ⭐️

Mother’s Day orders are now open. Send us a DM to reserve yours!

And if you know someone in Halifax who would love this passion fruit pie, share this post with them 💛

04/21/2026

mother’s day special 💐

a box made to celebrate her
3 chocolate + 3 dulce de leche brigadeiros,
finished with a delicate, handcrafted topping in collaboration with ✨

gluten-friendly, made slowly and with love
a little gift, full of care and sweetness 💛

place your order! link in bio

04/21/2026

mother’s day special 💐

a box made to celebrate all the moms
3 chocolate + 3 dulce de leche brigadeiros,
finished with a delicate, handcrafted topping in collaboration with ✨

gluten-friendly, made slowly and with love
a little gift, full of care and sweetness 💛

04/21/2026

mother’s day special 💐

a box made to celebrate her —
3 chocolate + 3 dulce de leche brigadeiros,
finished with a delicate, handcrafted topping in collaboration with ✨

gluten-friendly, made slowly and with love
a little gift, full of care and sweetness 💛

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