For a brief period in the 1960s, the Afro-Brazilian author of the memoir “Child of the Dark” was one of the most well-known writers in the world.
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A Once and Future Beef
Beef is a major culprit of the climate crisis, but if you want to consider beef’s future, then look to its past. The industry’s tactics have not changed as much as you might think.
Posted inArts & Culture, Story
Remembering João Gilberto
Eccentricity was inseperable from this musical innovator’s artistic vision.
Posted inNonfiction
The Brazilian Healer and the Patron Saint of Impossible Causes
Leigh Hopkins faces the hidden truth about the world’s most famous spiritual surgeon and the irresistible desire to find ‘the cure.’
Posted inCurrent Events, Nonfiction, Quotes, Science & Nature, Uncategorized
Struggling to Balance Business and Conservation in the Amazon Basin
Driving through the Amazon Basin on a single road to see whether Brazil can balance economic development with rainforest conservation.
Posted inArts & Culture, Business & Tech, Nonfiction, Quotes
Junk Food is 21st Century Imperialism
The first in a New York Times’ series about global obesity looks at the place of processed foods in Brazil.
Posted inEditor's Pick
Tomorrow Belongs to God
LaMia Flight 2933, carrying Brazil’s Chapecoense football club to the 2016 Copa Sudamericana in Colombia, crashed as it approached the airport. Only six passengers survived, including three players. This is their story, in their words. (Also available in Portuguese.)
Posted inNonfiction, Quotes, Sports
The Fallacy of the Olympics
Hosting the Olympics too often spells doom for the host country.
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The Men Vying for the Emerald That’s Worth Millions… or Nothing
For her story in Wired, Elizabeth Weil fell down a rabbit hole of conspiracy, arson, faked kidnapping, bankruptcy, and lawsuits that swirls around the 752-pound Bahia Emerald.
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The Curse of the Bahia Emerald, a Giant Green Rock That Ruins Lives
Meet the schemers, investors, and dreamers who were bewitched by a big green rock that might not actually be worth anything.