Following the launch of Street View for the Great Barrier Reef, Google has announced a similar project, this time in the Amazon.
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Interesting stuff related to Brazil and of possible interest to listeners of the Brazilianisms podcast
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The beachgoers had been sunning themselves on the Rio de Janeiro coastline when the dolphins appeared out of nowhere and suddenly beached en masse. Delete the scoop?
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If you want a decent return on your investment, says Helen Joyce, the best language to learn is Brazilian Portuguese... Delete the scoop?
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Tilt shift of the Carnaval party in Rio de Janeiro. Made by Keith Loutit and Jarbas Agnelli. Captured during Carnaval of 2011. Music by Jarbas Agnelli. Special thanks to Rede Globo, Liesa and Jodele Larcher. Delete the scoop?
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Rio de Janeiro revelers twist and shout at wild Beatles-themed Carnival street party... Delete the scoop?
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The one thing that you'll notice when you visit one of BH's million botecos (pubs) is the extremely oversized beer fridges, given free of charge by the beer companies in order to show off their pro... Delete the scoop?
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Thirteen Brazilian samba schools are preparing for their night-long parade at Rio de Janeiro's spectacular annual carnival on February 19 and 20. With just d... Delete the scoop?
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Brazilian children at the Tajaparu river risk getting cut to pieces as they fasten their canoes onto fast-moving tourist boats in order to sell their goods. ... Delete the scoop?
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Every two months I publish a list of songs that Brazilian radios are playing, according to MusikCity, a website that does this type of chart since the 90s. Delete the scoop?
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The São Paulo authorities have tried for years to stop pichação, graffiti that reflects urban decay and deep class divisions. Delete the scoop?
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74% of Brazilian businessmen are optimistic about the Brazilian economy in 2012. Delete the scoop?
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Taiwan-based Foxconn is rumored to have plans to build five new factories in Brazil to produce iPads. The factories are expected to have about 1,000 employees each and are in addition to the already announced plant to produce liquid crystal displays. Delete the scoop?
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The overstuffed bags filling Fernando Mello's luggage cart wobbled precariously as the gym owner made his way home one morning through Rio's international airport. Delete the scoop?
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Brazilian Military Police are planning on introducing a very special recruit to help curb the rapid rise of crime to the Esplanade St Therese neighbourhood... Delete the scoop?
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Photos of Rio's Christ Statue appearing over cloud cover Delete the scoop?
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These are the top songs that are playing right now on Brazilian radios. To see the previous lists, published once a month, click here. Delete the scoop?
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In Bahia state in Brazil, dozens were handcuffed and killed execution-style while police there were on strike... Delete the scoop?
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The world's biggest party has started in Brazil, drawing millions of people to the streets for a raucous celebration of music and mayhem. Delete the scoop?
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Enjoy this tour of 150 years of Brazilian history through photography and other iconography. Delete the scoop?
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An Amazon tribe lack an abstract concept of time, as well as linguistic structures that equate time and space which once were thought to be universal. Delete the scoop?
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Brazil, faced with a police strike that apparently contributed to a spike in killings in the northeast, is bracing for similar strikes in Rio de Janeiro during Carnival. Delete the scoop?
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"RIO DE JANEIRO — Enormous buildings suddenly collapse in this Olympic city's center, killing 17. A manhole explodes near Copacabana Beach, severely burning a pair of American tourists. Another explosion rips through a downtown restaurant, blasting the bodies of three workers clear across the street. A trolley car that's a favorite attraction for visitors runs off its rails, killing five and injuring dozens. A French tourist falls to his death while riding the same line because of a hole in a security fence along the track's edge. . . ." Delete the scoop?
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The former President of of Brazil Lula da Silva was feted across the world for bringing millions of Brazilians out of poverty - but the rich also did very well under his left-wing government. Delete the scoop?
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Like most Brazilians, Evandro dos Santos' devotion to soccer borders on the religious. Even when he wasn't watching a game, he loved hearing the roar of the crowd in nearby Maracana stadium -- this nation's temple to the sport. Delete the scoop?
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