Honolulu is a long way from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, but Bernardo da Silva can already sense some similarities between the two. It is one of the reasons why da Silva opted to sign with the University of Hawai’i basketball team last week.
“They both have very nice beaches and of course Hawai’i is a beautiful place all over,” da Silva said. “But also the people. When I met the coaches and listened to everything they had to say about the program and direction they are going and how everybody is close together, I felt really comfortable about Hawai’i.