Quick Minas Gerais guide
The New York Times published a couple of years ago The Other Brazil: Minas Gerais. The daily calls the state, the second more populated in […]
Minas Gerais
Communist Niemeyer's churches
Centenarian Oscar Niemeyer, the internationally acclaimed architect, just published a book with photos of the 16 gorgeous churches and chapels he conceived. A historic communist […]
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, […]
Belo Horizonte in 1949
The capital of the state of Minas Gerais, unlike the many colonial sites that represent the best of Brazilian Baroque, was planned in the late […]
Earthquakes in Brazil
Compared to some of his neighboring countries, Brazil is practically immune to natural disasters. All Brazilians volcanoes have been extinct for several million years (more […]
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 […]
Brazilian Baroque
When you think of Baroque, you probably remember the curvy, exaggerated, passionate form of art that blossomed in Europe since the 17th century. You may […]