Best of Brazil

This is one of the oldest film reels from Brazil that I have seen, showing Rio de Janeiro in 1909. For some perspective, the first Baptist Mid Missions missionaries arrived here in the 1930’s. Also…my opinion…Rio was a much nicer place back then. ____________________ Did you enjoy this post? Consider making a donation to our…

There is a certain subset of our readership that absolutely loves to see videos of the large snakes we sometimes see here in Brazil. You might say it is somewhat of an obsession with them. Not wanting to disappoint, we present this video of a huge sucuri (a kind of water snake similar to an…

If you have a “bucket list” of places to visit, may I humbly suggest that you add the Iguaçu Falls somewhere near the top. As you can see from this drone video, you will not regret it. ______________________ Did you enjoy this post? Consider making a donation to our ministry in Brazil. As an Amazon…

I love watching old footage of street scenes in cities around the world. To me it is like a window on time, seeing people as they really were, living their normal lives, giving us a snapshot of what life was like at that particular place and time. It’s the closest we will probably ever come…

Here’s a fun little blast from the past. Walt Disney once came to Brazil with a team of animators as part of a good-will trip designed to shore up South American support for the Allies in World War II. The result was the movie The Three Caballeros, and Zé Carioca, Brazil’s very own Disney character….

This video from 1971 is the intersection of two of my passions: Brazil, and trains. Needless to say, I think it’s a tragedy that this railroad no longer exists. For those interested in learning more, here’s an interesting article about Col. George Church (who fought for the Union, not the Confederacy, as the narrator erroneously…