Tag: Brazil
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Amazon deforestation rate up 88 percent over last year
Despite a steady decline in deforestation in recent years, the latest figure suggests indicate a change of direction.
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Fewer trees mean less rain, decreased hydropower
A new study published by The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences serves as a great example of the interconnectedness of nature and how human activity can disrupt life-sustaining systems.
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Brazil's Inhotim is a sustainable art park
Inhotim is a Brazilian sustainable architecture and art project set amidst a palm forest and it's fabulous.
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New species of porcupine discovered in Brazil's Atlantic Forest
"Given the rate of destruction in this area, where 98 percent of the original Northeastern Atlantic Forest has already been destroyed, imagine how many species could have gone extinct before we even knew about them," says researcher Antonio Pontes.
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Monkey poses for police photo after getting caught trashing woman's home
As more and more humans make themselves at home in once wild habitats, monkeys have begun taking the liberty to trespass in return -- and some seem quite pleased with themselves for doing so.
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Turbine-equipped urinals help power Carnival in Rio
Thanks to the introduction of new turbine-equipped urinals, full-bladdered merrymakers not only found a more appropriate place to relieve themselves, they actually helped power the party with their pee.
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Oscar Niemeyer's Bold Response to Latin American Suburban Sprawl in the XX Century
Of all of Niemeyer's impressive works, the 1960s Copan building in Sao Paulo is the one speaking directly to contemporary urban trends.
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Oscar Niemeyer 1907-2012
The great Brazilian architect was a "sculptor of monuments".
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Recycled Office in Brazil Features Cool Shelves from Recovered Pallets
An easy-to-emulate arrangement by local designers made for design exhibition Casa Cor Rio.
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Brazilian Architect Lina Bo Bardi Honoured in London
Lina Bo Bardi is a Brazilian architect whose sensitive and intelligent buildings are becoming widely appreciated.
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Beekeeping Donkey is a Honey Farmer's Best Friend
It might seem strange to some, but honey farmer and inventor Manuel Juraci is unashamed to call a jackass both a colleague and a friend.
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Chevron Fined a Measly $17.3 Million For Oil Spill in Brazil
This is what a slap on the wrist sounds like.
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Bike Schools Turn Kids into Future Urban Cyclists in Brazil
The largest city in America, home to the worst traffic jam in history and the highest number of helicopters in the world, is trying to start a bike revolution in elementary schools.
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Brazilian Town Gathers for the Funeral of a Kidnapped Chicken
"Making this funeral for Rafinha hardly expresses what she represented in our lives in these five years."
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Extinction Rates Soar in Brazil's Fragmented Forests
Biologists call the level of species loss in the Atlantic Forest "staggering".
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Works for 2016 Olympics Create 22 Acres Park at Degraded Area in Rio de Janeiro
The London Olympics are only beginning, but the next ones are already underway with Rio's ambitious urbanization plan. Its latest inauguration: the city's third largest green area.
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Giant Alligator Playground Crocheted by Olek in Sao Paulo
The Brooklyn based artist participated in a local show covering a concrete playground in a mixture of knitted yarn and Brazilian ribbons.
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Brazil's Mass Penguin Die-Off 'Natural', Say Scientists
According to Brazil's center for coastal studies, nothing was found on the birds' bodies to indicate any human activity led to the deaths -- though questions still remain.
