Tour The Amazon With Google Street View
Not only am I a Brazil Geek I’m also a tech geek so I was excited when I found out that one of Google’s latest projects is taking place in Brazil’s Amazon Jungle. Google has brought its popular Street View Maps to parts of the Amazon River Basin. Google’s cameras captured the area by boat and special trikes which allow viewers to explore parts of the Amazon just like they would a normal Google Street View map.
The Amazon’s Internet Indians Are Fighting Back (VIDEO)
Video: AlJazeeraEnglish I’m really down with the plight of the Amazonian Natives and their struggle for their homeland. Not only do I donate $$$ to their causes I also try to stay on top of all of their latest issues and promote them as much as I can. This is a good film that I [...]
Help Us Stop The Belo Monte Dam Project
Our friends over at Avaaz.org are asking for your help in stopping the Belo Monte Damn Project in Brazil’s Amazon and we fully support their efforts. Here’s what is happening according to Avaaz… Belo Monte would be a project bigger than the Panama Canal, flooding at least 400,000 acres of rainforest, displacing 40,000 indigenous and [...]
Brazil’s Natural Wonders
Brazil with its diverse eco-system has some of the most amazing natural wonders in the world. There is everything from dense rain forests, wetlands, grasslands, mountains, desert, and the famous Amazon. Amazon Rainforest The Amazon Rainforest also known as Amazonia or the Amazon Jungle, is a moist broadleaf forest that covers most of the Amazon [...]
Amazonas State of Brazil (VIDEO)
Video: Visit Brazil The Amazonas State of Brazil is a state of Brazil, located in the northwestern corner of the country. It is the largest Brazilian State by area. It borders Peru, Colombia and Venezuela. Amazonas is named after the Amazon River, and home to the highest mountain in Brazil, Pico da Neblina, a tepui [...]
