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Scientists find clues to the mystery of what causes lightning
It’s well-known that lightning is an electric current—a quick, powerful burst of charge that flows within a cloud or between a cloud and the ground. But surprisingly, scientists still don’t fully understand how the initial spark forms that generates such … Continue reading
#20 Take to the streets in protest
About three million Brazilians reportedly took to the streets today to protest against the government and corruption. Today I was looking after my daughter so I didn’t go in person but last year the protest I attended not only provided … Continue reading
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Tagged avoid writing, Brazil, getting published, protest, vempraruabrasil
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Inside the Favela Rocinha
If you read the safety instructions of the Foreign Office, one find filling pages warnings about Brazil that one should strongly consider. It’s particularly pointed out that there are frequently armed conflicts and robberies in the north of the country … Continue reading
First Laboratory Evidence Explaining Zika Induced Microcephaly.
The first set of experiments which demonstrate how the Zika Virus manages to create microcephaly in infants have been published. Previously the link between the two was purely speculative and circumstantial, now it is beginning to be proven. The Zika … Continue reading
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Tagged Brazil, Education, Health, Life, microcephaly, nature, news, photography, travel, usa, Zika virus
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Jací and Guarací – The Amazon’s river Legend
The Amazon river or “Rio Amazonas” is located in South America. It is the largest river in the world and second in length, with approximately 6,400 km (4.000 miles). The Amazon river crosses 7 countries of South America, Guyana, Ecuador, … Continue reading
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Tagged amazon river, Brazil, colombia, folk tales, Latin America, legends, Peru
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Samba in Fort-de-France by patricksorrente
Samba in Fort-de-France From 500px http://ift.tt/1PJF7UF https://bestpicpicpic.wordpress.com/2016/02/08/samba-in-fort-de-france-by-patricksorrente/
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Tagged Brazil, Carnaval, Carnival, Costume, Festival, patricksorrente, samba, street
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‘Minimal risk’ of Zika virus during Olympics, Rio Games medical director says
The Olympic Park’s mosquitoes are not primarily the Aedes aegypt type that transmit Zika, an official said. http://olympics.nbcsports.com/2016/02/02/zika-virus-rio-olympics-brazil/
You must be nuts!
I bet you don’t know what these are … … or maybe you do if you’re from Brazil or Thailand, but I had never heard of cashew fruit or juice before coming to Brazil. Yes, of course I knew what cashew … Continue reading
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Tagged Brasil, Brazil, cashew, exotic fruit, food, mercado municipal, nuts, Sao Paulo, South America
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Dilma Rouseff’s Impeachment Would Not Clean Up Corruption in Brazil
Brazil has seen drama like this many times before. http://fortune.com/2016/03/14/brazil-dilma-rouseffs-impeachment/