Brazil

Researchers sort through finds recovered from trawling in the central section of the Amazon reef.

Shining Light on Brazil’s Secret Coral Reef

The massive, previously unstudied reef is unlike any other known on Earth

The museum has generated controversy over gentrification of Rio de Janeiro ahead of the 2016 Olympics.

Imagining an Alarming Future at Brazil's Museum of Tomorrow

The ambitious museum looks at where humankind is headed—and asks how they'll live in a post-climate-change world

Local workers disinfects the famous Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 26 January 2016.

Zika Virus May Spell Trouble for the Rio Olympic Games

U.S Olympic Committee officials suggest that athletes concerned about Zika stay on the sidelines this year

In Brazil, Subway Reading Means a Ticket to Ride

These books encourage reading by doubling as subway tickets

Scientists Discover 9,000-Year-Old Case of Decapitation in the Americas

Off with their head and hands

Salgado has documented many indigenous tribes and their traditions. Here, men are decorated with feathers and paint for a reahu funerary ceremony.

Sebastião Salgado Has Seen the Forest, Now He's Seeing the Trees

He documented human suffering around the world. But now, back in his native Brazil, the renowned photographer is healing the devastated landscape

A 2013 satellite view of a settlement of uncontacted people in Acre, Brazil.

Protecting the World's Last Isolated Communities From Above

Advances in satellite technology mean that untouched villages can remain that way

A view from São Paolo's depleted Cantareira Reservoir.

São Paulo is Running Low on Water

What will happen when Brazil’s taps go dry?

Village clearings deep in the Peruvian Amazon, as spotted by a satellite.

Should We Use Satellites to Keep an Eye on Remote Amazonian Tribes?

Satellite monitoring could help keep tabs on indigenous people without invasive visits to their remote homes

Samba school Mocidade Independente de Padre Miguel performs at the sambodromo during the carnival of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 03 March 2014.

Samba and Sway to These Brazilian Songs Compiled By Smithsonian Folkways

Take a virtual tour through the country's diverse musical traditions

Mixing caipirinhas, the popular Brazilian cocktail made with cachaça, on Ipanema Beach.

You Know Rum—But What Is Cachaça?

Get to know Brazil's most popular alcohol

University of Sao Paulo researcher Marcio Martins holds one snake while watching another, a deadly venomous snake living only on Queimada Grande Island, Atlantic Forest, Brazil.

This Terrifying Brazilian Island Has the Highest Concentration of Venomous Snakes Anywhere in the World

Brazil's Ilha de Queimada Grande is the only home of one of the world's deadliest, and most endangered, snakes

How Do Thousands of Clear Blue Lagoons End Up In These Brazilian Sand Dunes?

Every year during the rainy season, Brazil's Lençóis Maranhenses National Park treats visitors to an amazing sight

Exploring Brazil Beyond the Stadiums

The World Cup games are happening all across the South American nation, but what else is there to see besides futbol?

The colorful components of feijoada.

How to Make Feijoada, Brazil's National Dish, Including a Recipe From Emeril Lagasse

The acclaimed chef talks about how to make the South American classic

A street mural in Brazil in celebration of the 2014 World Cup.

To Celebrate the World Cup, Brazilians Take To the Streets—To Paint Them

For the first time ever, Google Street View is letting users experience the artwork from anywhere

Residents walk near a destroyed house after a landslide in Teresopolis January 15, 2011.

Deadly Flooding Hits Brazil Two Days Before World Cup Begins

Flooding in southeastern Brazil has killed at least nine

Statistics Say That Brazil Will Probably Win the World Cup

Analyzing players' transfer values to calculate a team's overall market value, however, predicts that Spain will win

Interior view of the Amazon Arena.

Will Brazil’s World Cup Stadium in the Middle of the Amazon Pay Off?

The city of Manaus hopes that a new soccer stadium, built for the World Cup, will become a post-tournament boon to the economy

Black Orpheus: How a French Film Introduced the World to Brazil

Decades later, the movie's legacy lives on in popular culture and in the music videos of Arcade Fire

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