Freshman supports family by selling food from native country

Felipe Oliveira

Felipe Lima de Oliveira wanted to help support his family back home in Brazil. Now, as only a freshman in college, the Wichita State student is chasing that dream through his homegrown company, Wichita Brazilian Gourmet.

It’s not that he isn’t busy enough without being a new entrepreneur. Oliveira, who attended Wichita Heights High School as an exchange student, is a mechanical engineering major and also splits his time working at Shocker Dining Services.

But taking care of his family, and helping pay for college, inspired him to work that much harder to make his business a success.

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