Juan Tain Varela Juan Tain Varela Toronto, Ontario Juan Tain Varela, a native of Cáceres in Extremadura, came to appreciate the natural beauty of the region where he resided along the Tagus, the Iberian Peninsula's longest river. He wanted to join the University of Extremadura after completing his Spanish high school certificate (Bachillerato) in 2007. However, his intentions altered that summer when his father's company moved him to their forest and paper manufacturing facilities in Brazil's state of Maranho.