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Brazilian mushrooms
It is not very easy to find information about the Brazilian fungi, but there are estimates that indicate that there are around 9,000 species that belong to the Basidiomycetes group, that includes mushrooms. Fungi are …
Brazilian caterpillars
Previously you have seen here a round-up of Brazilian butterflies. Now, it is time to check them in the earlier and less publicized phases of their lives.
Feel good video: 30 stranded dolphins saved by beach crowd
Last Monday, 30 dolphins got stranded in the sand banks of a beach of Arraial da Ajuda, in the state of Rio. But locals and tourists saved the day. Check this amazing video filmed by …
30 amazing panoramic Brazilian photos
Giselle Bündchen on the catwalk? A trip in the Amazon jungle? A high society wedding in Rio? A Zen Monastery in Espírito Santo? A thrilling soccer match? A bus set in fire by drug dealers? …
Candiru, the strange Amazon fish that (ouch!) follows the urine to your urethra
There is a bizarre mythology surrounding the candiru, a parasitic catfish common in the Amazon region, that can supposedly swim upstream on a urine jet and could enter the urethra of the gullible urinator. The …
