It is difficult to find quality, trustworthy information on Brazil, especially if you don’t read Portuguese. I hope this will help you in your path of discovery of all-things-Brazilian.

• Cooking – For Brazilian  recipes, look for CookBrazil and Maria-Brazil. Also try Sonia Portuguese, that offers bilingual recipes that help learning cooking vocabulary in Portuguese. In depth articles about several regional cuisines can be found in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs´s website. Cachaça Agora is a funny blog by an American obsessed with the Brazilian national spirit. Finally, check this and this posts, here at Deep Brazil.
• Folklore – Maria-Brazil, mentioned before, also offers an overview of our folklore (music, festivals, crafts).
• Language – The must-read Brazilpod, produced by the University of Texas, is your best friend, in case you want to learn Brazilian Portuguese by yourself. The British newspaper The Guardian published a phrase book, tips of pronunciation and a short guide to Brazilian gestures. Besides, a few Brazilian teachers have great blogs that may help those who are studying Portuguese. Try, for instance, Portuguese Tips or Brazilian Portuguese. You can also  check Eyes on Brazil, which has a series of cool “Tricky Verbs/Words in Portuguese” posts. Great for those puzzled by the peculiarities of our language.
• Music – Brazilian Music is a good source of news on Bossa Nova, Música Popular Brasileira (MPB) and Brazilian Jazz. All Brazilian Music gives an overview of different musical styles and lists the best artists. Go Go Gringo’s Blog covers samba, baile funk and hip hop. You should also check MuzicMuse, that covers mostly the period between 1930 and 1980. If you are looking for podcasts, check this and this post.
  
• Miscellanea – Two great sources about Brazilian culture in general that you cannot miss: The Good Blood and the Londonian Jungle Drums.
• Soccer – If you want to follow  the Brazilian soccer team in the next World Cup, this blog is probably your best option.
• Capoeira - The Capoeirista has an amazing list of links of capoeira centers around the planet.You should also visit Agogô, the Dutch Magazine of Brazilian Culture and The Capoeira Blog (a great source for beginners). And Mandingueira is for the she-capoeiristas.

• You probably should begin with the country’s main official website, that is very superficial, but offers content that targets different audiences (journalists, students, investors, tourists). Then, check on the Financial Times, that puts together recent articles about the country.

• LatinFocus offers statistics and a general analysis of Brazilian economy. This comment by KPMG is also useful, although you might need more updated sources. Try also the in depth analysis at Political Risk Latin America.
• All the information produced by Bovespa – São Paulo Stock Exchange – is translated into English. Good news for the growing number of foreign investors.
• BNDES, the Brazilian Development Bank, which finances most infra-structure projects, has a website that gives hints of the way the country is growing.
• The Central Bank offers all sorts of economic indicators, articles about the market expectations, inflation reports and press releases.
• Brazil Political and Business Comment, written by a Scotsman consultant that lives in São Paulo, offers great in-depth analysis.
• Talk 2 Brazil is a business talk-show produced by Tom Reaoch, an American consultant that lives in Campinas, in the state of São Paulo. It is aired every Monday by LA Talk Radio, but you can also listen to older interviews on his website.
• The National Congress has a decent bilingual website, if you want to take a virtual tour or learn how it works.
• Check the Ministry of Foreign Affairs´s website for a series of booklets on several industries and commodities produced in the country. It also lists all Brazilian embassies, consulates and missions in the world.

• Beloved Brazilian cartoon Turma da Mônica’s website offers a few games in English and a ”journey through the regions of Brazil”.
• The Ministry of Foreign Affairs published a printable booklet that might be useful for young students that are learning about the country.

(and Miscellaneous)

• If you want an extremely quick but reasonably decent overview of what’s going on in the country, check this Country Profile frequently updated by the BBC.
• The Brazilian government created a pretty helpful website in case you want to learn about: federal projects, government structure, economy and investments, bills and coins currently in use, all sorts of basic info for tourists (visas, vaccines, extradition law, main attractions), assistance to the foreign press. Of course, it is an official source, with its dose of propaganda, but it is definitely useful.
• The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars’s Brazil Portal is a great news aggregator. Try also the Brazil Weekly.
• IBGE, the federal bureau of statistics, is your best source to understand how social and economical issues are evolving.
• Gringoes, a great source for foreigners moving to Brazil, offers tons of cool info: instructions on how to make phone calls; the contacts of foreign schools, associations and commerce chambers; safety tips; best places to live; and a good list of links.

• A few important organizations have websites in English (sometimes also in Spanish and French). Among others: Viva Rio (field work, research and lobby to promote a culture of peace and social development), Instituto Socioambiental (promotion of sustainability and Native Brazilians rights), Fundação SOS Mata Atlântica (the main non-profit engaged with the protection of the Atlantic rainforest), Imazon (a key player in the promotion of sustainability in the Amazon region), Ibase (a think tank that researches democracy, inequality and social exclusion) and Instituto Pólis (dedicated to urban problems and citizen rights).
• Check Some Things Around, that offers encyclopaedia-like topics about the human and biological diversity of the country. It also focus on navigation and the Brazilian coast. GreenBrazil is a good clipping effort that puts together info about both environmental issues and solutions. Tropical Biodiversity, written by Steven Alexander, an American that works with ecotourism and education in Santarém, in the Amazon, since the late seventies, is an amazing photoblog.
• O Mangue, a blog written by a bi-national couple of anthropologists, offers fantastic insights about Afro-Brazilians, their culture and the challenges they face.

Shopping

• Amazon.com has an unbelievable stock of books, CDs, apparel and even food from Brazil. I was surprised to find there belt buckles with the national flag and adapters for electric devices. The link leads to an online shop I created that offers exclusively products related to the country.

Tourism

• BrazilMax , “the Hip Guide to Brazil”, is a very complete road map for foreign tourists. Complement it with Brazil Biodiversity, that suggests the best ways to spend your day in several cities. You can also give a try to the official Brazilian Tourism Portal and to the independent Brazil Travel Blog.
• A few newspapers published in English created specific web pages that offer great tips. They review hotels and restaurants, suggest destinations and what you shouldn’t miss. Try The New York Times, The Guardian and The Daily Telegraph.
• You can also visit websites that offer specific information about several Brazilian states:
  • Amazonas – Info about the state that is in the heart of the Amazon. It also offers info in several other languages and – curiously – also in Portugal Portuguese.
  • Bahia – You will find some useful information about Carnival events here.
  • Pará – Check here for the beauties of the state that is the gateway to the Amazon region.
  • Pernambuco -A Gringo in Olinda offers some good tips, in case you are traveling to Olinda and Recife, or other cities of the Northeast region. This area is also covered by the beautifully illustrated Recife Guide.
  • Rio – The Official Rio Guide tells you absolutely everything you need to know to enjoy the Cidade Maravilhosa (Wonderful City). The Rio Times is a great source of local news and Rio Nightlife is essential for party people.
  • São Paulo – The state government’s website offers good tips on parks, popular festivals, beaches and so on

Way of Life (including expats trying to understand the country)

• Not Quite a Gringo is an American from Puerto Rico living in Brazil, with a light, rich outlook of the country’s daily life.
• Eyes on Brazil (mentioned earlier) is written by a foreigner who’s a great observer of the Brazilian way of life.
• Flor da Maçanilha has great insights about life in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul.
• Maps and Legends was written by a British expatriate in Natal, in the Northeast (he is not updating it anymore, though). It is particularly interesting for those who want a Christian approach of the country.
• Minas International wants to connect the fluent English speaking community (both foreigners and Brazilians) in Minas Gerais.
• Danielle in Brazil is an American who followed her love to a small town in São Paulo. She offers great tips that might help your immigration process, specially if you intend to become an English teacher (more here).
• A few websites offer good information on the national lesbian and gay scene. Try, for instance, the Rio Gay Guide.

Finally, if you can read Portuguese, try the Latin American Information Center (University of  Texas in Austin) or Brazilink, that offer good lists of links to Brazilian organizations that are reference in their domains and all sorts of services. Unfortunately, most of the sources they suggest are only in Portuguese.