The story begins with the heart and soul of the Chinese Journal--Yuan Fang, director and editor-in-chief--and how he happened to stumble on a new career in Brazil. He first went there in 1982 to visit his eldest son, Yuan Kae-sheng, who was a correspondent in Sao Paolo for the Central News Agency.
說起這些，就得先談到美洲華報的靈魂人物﹘﹘袁方社長﹘﹘與巴西的一段緣：一九八二年，袁方從台灣到巴西，探望任職中央通訊社駐巴西聖保羅辦事處的長子袁凱聲。