Brazil

World Cup 2014

You Know Rum—But What Is Cachaça?

Get to know Brazil’s most popular alcohol

June 30, 2014

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

June 25, 2014

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

June 20, 2014

World Cup 2014

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?

June 13, 2014

World Cup 2014

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

June 13, 2014

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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

June 11, 2014

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Deadly Flooding Hits Brazil Two Days Before World Cup Begins

Flooding in southeastern Brazil has killed at least nine

June 10, 2014

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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

June 6, 2014

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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

June 3, 2014

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

March 4, 2014

Why Do Environmentalists Keep Getting Killed Around the World?

The brutal 2011 slayings of two local rainforest defenders in the Amazon underscore the risks of activism in Brazil and the rest of the world

February 2014

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Rio’s Giant Christ Statue Damaged by Lightning

Repairs will begin on Christ the Redeemer’s fingers and head

January 21, 2014

Scientists Discover a New Species of Tapir; Locals Say, “We Told You!”

The new tapir is the smallest of the world’s five known species but it still counts as one of the largest mammals found in South America

December 18, 2013

Rio’s Music is Alive and Well

Brazil’s music scene may be known for beats such as bossa nova, but newer sounds are making waves on the streets of Rio

August 17, 2010

Exploring the Amazon Rain Forest

With an ecosystem under siege, every moment in this wild wonderland is one to savor

January 2008

An Illuminated View of Iguazu Falls

A series of 200 separate waterfalls, Iguazu is best viewed when the river is high and the moon is full

January 2008