Thousand faces of Salvador architecture
Salvador, the capital of the state of Bahia, offers an impressive diversity of architectural styles, from Baroque to ultramodern. Check it here:
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Rare videos of Mestre Bimba, Capoeira grand master
Pelé is the king of soccer. The Gracie family rules in the Brazilian jiu-jitsu world. In the universe of capoeira, the Afro-Brazilian martial art, the […]
Children’s songs from Bahia
Listen to these wonderful children songs from the countryside of the Southwest region of Bahia state, collected by Project Cantigas de Infância. It was conceived […]
The most beautiful Brazilian caves
Brazil has at least 3,000 caves officially identified – and some of them are absolutely phenomenal. You will find here a selection of images found […]
Azulejos – the Portuguese tiles everywhere in Brazil
Azulejos, the very typical Portuguese white and blue tilework, can still be found in several Brazilian cities, generally remnant from the colonial years. They began […]
Capitães de Areia – the movie
Only two Brazilian writers made it internationally: Paulo Coelho, best-selling author of mystical parables, and Jorge Amado, the politically engaged storyteller that eviscerated the society […]
Samba master class
This is the closest you will get to learning samba without leaving your desk. The one-hour special “Dance the World“, that premiered on The Travel […]
Wonderful musicians you never heard of
What if you could get insider information about great Brazilian musicians that are ignored by the wider public? Sparrow Roberts is an American that runs […]
Brazil essentials: 18 Unesco World Heritage sites you must visit
Ouro Preto by Marcelo Costa/ Flickr You decided to make a list of all the absolutely must-see Brazilian sites – but don’t know how to […]
The most beautiful Brazilian waterfalls
One of the divine experiences of traveling along the Brazilian lands is the surprise appearance of little waterfalls along the road. You stop the car, […]