Brazil has suddenly become a country of interest to the West, playing a critical role in global economic talks at the G20 and WTO, brokering North-South relations through its new international economic geography, and stepping into regional and global security questions through its activities in Hait[...]

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In 1985, Universal Pictures released Terry Gilliam's film, "Brazil", under protest. Gilliam had mounted the first director's guerilla campaign against a major Hollywood studio to circumvent his mo being sliced to bits or shelved. "LA Times" film writer and writer Jack Mathews was right in the th the[...]

The Brazilian Amazon region holds a very special place in the minds of the world's nature lovers as a vast wilderness of tropical forest splendor; and southern Brazil's Pantanal area, an immense wetland, has a well-deserved reputation for its tremendous wildlife-viewing opportunities. Ecotravellers [...]

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The Brazil Adventure Set consists of a Pocket Naturalist Guide and National Geographic map. These lightweight references are ideal to take hiking or driving through this spectacular region. Waterford's folding, pocket-sized Amazon Wildlife guide is a beautifully illustrated reference to over 140 fam[...]

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Fernando Henrique Cardoso received a phone call in the middle of the night asking him to be the new Finance Minister of Brazil. As he put the phone down and stared into the darkness of his hotel room, he feared he'd been handed a political death sentence. The year was 1993, and he would be responsi[...]

Waterproof, tear-resistant travel map. The Brazil Adventure Map is combined with a Rio de Janeiro Destination City map in this Map Pack bundle. The Brazil map is filled with interesting places to visit throughout this vast and wild country. From the white sand beaches with palm trees to the Amazon r[...]