Margaret Mee, queen of the rain forest
No artist portrayed the beauty of the Brazilian rain forest flowers better than Margaret Mee. This British Botanical painter, one of the finest of the […]
Month: May 2010
If Mozart, Bono, Jimmy Page and Shiva were Brazilian…
…their music would sound like that: Mozart’s “Eine kleine Nachtmusik” by Unidos da Tijuca escola de samba and Petrobrás Symphonic Orchestra with conductor Isaac Karabtchevsky.
Brazilian volcanoes
If you ask a Brazilian if his country has any volcanoes, he will answer with a very solid no. He will even tell you a […]
The best caipirinha ever
What makes caipirinha, Brazilian national drink, unique? A mix of lime, sugar, cachaça and ice – you will answer. Not so fast, my friend. The […]