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Whether you want to celebrate Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, climb to the top of Sugar Loaf, or sip on coffee in the streets of São Paulo, the local Fodor’s travel experts in Brazil …

A journey into the deeper workings of indigenous healing in the Amazon*; Explores the three pillars of Amazonian shamanism: purging, psychoactive plants, and diet*; Shares the …

A Miscarriage of Justice examines women's reproductive health in relation to legal and medical policy in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. After the abolition of slavery in 1888 and the …

Based on an analysis of Sherwood Anderson's letters, this study explores the novelist's principal inspiration during his final years (1938-1941): his exposure to Latin America. …

The Amazon and Orinoco basins in northern South America are home to the highest concentration of freshwater fish species on earth, with more than 3,000 species allotted to 564 …

In recent years, the spotlight of international attention on Brazil has often been in the area of logistics infrastructure—for example, on its capacity to deal with the high demand …

Brazil is fast becoming a potent international economic player as well as a regional power. This English translation of an acclaimed Brazilian anthology provides critical overviews …

From 1850 to 1914, Brazil enjoyed a long period of political and financial stability that was interrupted just once. During this rupture, 1889-1894, the country suffered two …

Rhodolith beds form biogenic reefs, oases of high biodiversity in sedimentary seabed environments. In Brazil, these environments are frequent and abundant and can be major …

This phenomenologically oriented ethnography focuses on experiential aspects of Yanomami shamanism, including shamanistic activities in the context of cultural change. The author …