A story that starts on the internet, before the internet was everything.
In 1994 the web was a whisper. Businesses didn't have websites. 'Going online' meant universities, governments, and a handful of forward‑thinking companies. That's exactly when we found it — and each other.
Roger was a journalist in Lisbon, writing for Nova Gente. His editor handed him an unusual assignment: write about this new thing called the Internet. To report on it, he had to use it. Across the Atlantic, Le logged on from her workplace out of curiosity.
In October, Roger registered RogerLe.com — one of the earliest hosting companies specifically serving the Portuguese and Brazilian communities online. That domain is still here. Still running. Nearly 30 years later.
Roger and Le are retired. They travel Europe in their motorhome with Jolie. The company they started quietly hums along — on custom infrastructure they designed, built, and control themselves.