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 [...]
Brazil Vacations: Have It Your Way (VIDEO)
Wall Street Journal Contributor Scott Mitchem gives three ways on how to experience the best of Brazil off the beaten path. A pristine eco-reserve (Fernando de Noronha), a surf-happy city (Florianopolis) and a contemporary cultural center (Belo Horizone).
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 [...]
Sugarloaf Mountain (Rio de Janeiro)
Address: Avenida Pasteur, 520, Urca, Rio de Janeiro Sugarloaf Mountain (in Portuguese, Pão de Açúcar), is one of Rio de Janeiro’s top tourist attractions. It is a peak located at the mouth of Guanabara Bay on a peninsula that sticks out into the Atlantic Ocean. Sugarloaf Mountain rises 1,299 ft (396 meters) above the harbor. [...]
Tijuca Rain Forest (Rio de Janeiro)
The Tijuca Forest (Floresta da Tijuca) is a mountainous hand-planted rain forest in the city of Rio de Janeiro. It is the world’s largest urban forest, covering about 12.4 square miles (32km²). The forest shares its name with the Tijuca neighborhood that it is located in. Tijuca Forest is home to hundreds of species of [...]
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 [...]
Guanabara Bay (Rio de Janeiro)
Guanabara Bay is an oceanic bay located in state of Rio de Janeiro. On its Western shore lies the city of Rio de Janeiro, and on its Eastern shore the cities of Niterói and São Gonçalo. Guanabara Bay is the second largest bay in area in Brazil, at 412 square kilometres (159 sq mi), with [...]
Jardim Botanico (Rio de Janeiro)
Jardim Botanico (Rio Botanical Gardens) Address: Rua Jardim Botânico 1008, Rio de Janeiro http://www.jbrj.gov.br Rio de Janeiro’s Botanical Garden or Jardim Botanico is one of Brazil’s nicest botanical gardens. It was founded in 1808 by John VI of Portugal and opened to the public in 1822. The park is huge at almost 350 acres and [...]
