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See the secret Brazilian festival dating back over 300 years | CNN
People worldwide associate Brazil with Carnival, though in the northeastern city of São Luis is a little known to festival, now recognized by UNESCO, called ‘Bumba Meu Boi’ or ‘Dance My Ox.’ Passed down through oral tradition, dozens of groups … Continue reading
Goiânia Accident – South America’s Nuclear Tragedy
On September 13, 1987, some men cracked open an abandoned source of cesium-137. What followed was one of the world’s worst nuclear accidents. […]
Google Doodle honors César Lattes, Brazilian physicist who discovered a long-sought particle hidden in cosmic rays | Livescience
By Ben Turner The physicist César Lattes, who is honored today (July 11) in a Google Doodle, is famous across Latin America for his discovery of the pion — a subatomic particle produced by shockwaves from exploding stars. The … Continue reading