Some Random Street Corner in the Middle of Belo Horizonte

Moments after a torrential downpour. But that's not why the streets are glistening and reflective. Rather, Brazil just passed a mandate requiring all cities to wax their roads as part of their "Keep Our Country Shiny!" compaign.

Our Little Black Book

April 8th 2006
Some backstory: On the flight from Atlanta to Rio de Janeiro, we encountered a friendly Brazilian man named Plinio. We didn't say much to him, other than we were visiting Rio (which should have been at least a little obvious given our plane was scheduled to land there), but before too long he had invited us to a birthday barbecue at his house that Friday. We called him Friday and told him we ... read more

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Following three centuries under the rule of Portugal, Brazil became an independent nation in 1822. By far the largest and most populous country in South America, Brazil overcame more than half a century of military intervention in the governance of t... ... read more

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