Last week I began a special “Best of Brazil” series, highlighting some of the interesting things we saw in our travels at the beginning of the year. We began by talking about Curitiba’s spectacular botanical gardens. The gardens are not the only interesting thing to be seen in Curitiba, however. Here are some of the…
The main purpose of the Best of Brazil section is to educate our readers about the more fascinating aspects of our beloved Brazil. Usually I find something from the internet, or feature a post from our former Best of Brazil website. For the next few Thursday posts, however, I’m going to be highlighting some of…
Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better known to the world as soccer legend Pelé, died earlier today. Pelé was synonymous, not just with Brazilian soccer, but with soccer as a whole. On Twitter soccer legends, athletes, and even world leaders are paying homage to a man who defined the sport as nobody else. Here in Brazil,…
A heartwarming story for the holiday season. A group of Brazilian schoolkids surprise a less-fortunate classmate with the gift of a new smart phone. In days when high-school violence and bullying are in the news, this is a welcome relief. Now excuse me while I go get something out of my eye. _____________________ Did you…
One of the things we like to do here at this blog is highlight the immense natural and cultural beauty of the country in which God has called us to serve. This particular city, Paraty, is one I have never visited, but it is on my short list. Enjoy! ____________________ Did you enjoy this post?…
Can your dog do this? ____________________ Did you enjoy this post? Consider making a donation to our ministry in Brazil. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. This means that clicking on these Amazon links and making purchases is one way you can help our work.
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…
Ok, that title was lame. But this video of a toucan captured by a traffic camera went viral a while ago here in Brazil. Check it out: On Thursdays we share interesting videos and/or cultural features from Brazil. To see some of our previous “Best of Brazil” posts, click here. ____________________ Did you enjoy this…
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…
Author’s note: Back when I was running a website called “Best of Brazil”, I would regularly post interesting facts and stories from Brazil. Of all of the things I shared there, this has to have been my favorite. Enjoy! Our story begins when Silvia Renate Sommerlath was born in wartime Germany, to a German father…