The Only Brazilian Souvenirs You Should Buy
Let’s lift the cloud on what Brazilian souvenirs to pack in your homebound luggage. Here’s how to take the essense of Brazil back home with you. Hint, it’s not football…
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Why Roosevelt Nearly Died in the Amazon (and why sustainable exploration is the key to saving it)
On a fitful day in December 1913 former president Theodore Roosevelt landed in Cáceres, Brazil, a settlement close to the…
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Wild Fires with Wild Jaguars
In late August, as we gathered in our friends’ garden, ash began to rain down on us. It wasn’t a…
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10 Tips to See Brazil on the Cheap
We lived in Rio de Janeiro Brazil, in our tiny box apartment yet eating out merrily several nights a week.…
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15 Insanely Useful Things to Know Before Going to Brazil
You’ll pick up a lot once you’re in Brazil, but there’s things you need beforehand. Before going to Brazil I…
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Ibitipoca, Minas Gerais | Wolves, Stars and Hot Honey Cachaça
Ibitipoca is a state park in Minas Gerais famous for being home to the Lobo-Guará (the Maned Wolf). A Brazilian…
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Quick Guide to Tiradentes, Minas Gerais
Tiradentes in Minas Gerais is a drop in time. A colonial town, knitted together by cobbled streets, white bricks and…
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12 Incredibly Useful Things to Know Before Going to Cumbuco, Ceará
Cumbuco is the term for cows where the tips of their horns curve and face each other. The name is…
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2 Days in Brasília
How Brasília Came To Be The Brazilian JK, Juscelino Kubitschek the 21st President, went down in history for his ambitious…
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Everything You Need to Know about the Pantanal
Every wildlife fanatic should take a detour to the Brazilian Pantanal and it is not just because it is the…
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Decrypting the Brazilian Menu
Be prepared when you are faced with a Brazilian menu with these quick guidelines. Including an in-depth look at the country’s…
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How to Handle Study Abroad in Brazil
Study abroad in Brazil is in a phrase: lying on the beach in bliss, but periodically vendor after vendor approaches…
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