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Brazil nuts depend on big wild bees and a rodent that forgets its stashAlmost every Brazil nut sold comes from wild Amazon trees, because plantations barely produce. The flowers can be opened only by large-bodied bees that vanish when forest is distu…
Brazil received nearly half of all Africans forced across the AtlanticOf roughly 12 million Africans shipped in bondage to the Americas, about 5.5 million were taken to Brazil, more than to any other country. Sugar, gold, diamonds and coffee were al…
Brazil was the only South American nation to actively participate in World War I.Brazil began the conflict as a neutral power, but German submarine warfare eventually forced the nation into the fray. This video examines how Brazil transitioned from neutrality …
Brazil: GDP per person then and nowIn 1960, GDP per person in Brazil was $235. In 2025 it was $10,713.
Brazil: infant mortality then and nowIn 1960, infant mortality in Brazil was 127.2 deaths per 1,000 live births. In 2024 it was 12.3 deaths per 1,000 live births.
Brazil: internet users then and nowIn 1990, internet users in Brazil was 0.0%. In 2024 it was 84.5%.
Brazil: life expectancy then and nowIn 1960, life expectancy in Brazil was 53.2 years. In 2024 it was 76.0 years.
Brazil: population then and nowIn 1960, population in Brazil was 72.4 million. In 2025 it was 212.8 million.
Brazil: urban population then and nowIn 1960, urban population in Brazil was 44.7%. In 2025 it was 88.2%.
Brazil's 2010 election marked a historic transition as the country elected its first female president.When Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva reached his constitutional term limit in 2010, Brazil faced a pivotal moment. His chosen successor, Dilma Rousseff, navigated a crowded field to sec…
Brazil's Atlantic Forest is a biodiversity hotspot that has lost 88% of its habitat.Once the second-largest rainforest on Earth, the Atlantic Forest is a complex mosaic of ecosystems stretching from Brazil to Argentina. Despite losing nearly nine-tenths of its or…
Brazil's Central-West is a vast agricultural powerhouse and a hidden ecological treasure troveComprising nearly 19% of Brazil's territory, the Central-West region has transformed from a remote interior into a global agricultural giant. While it produces nearly half of the …
Brazil's economic journey: From colonial commodity cycles to a modern industrial giantBrazil has evolved from a colonial exporter of sugar and gold into a global powerhouse of mining, manufacturing, and services. Yet, this transformation remains marked by a history…
Brazil's favelas are named after a stinging shrub from a distant battlefieldIn the late 1800s, soldiers returning from the Canudos War in Bahia found no housing in Rio de Janeiro and settled on a hill in the city centre. They nicknamed it after Favela Hil…
Brazil's Federal District is a unique political entity that is neither state nor municipality.Brazil's capital, Brasília, sits within a special territory that defies standard administrative classification. As the only Brazilian federal unit without municipalities, this hyb…
Brazil's flag carries a slogan borrowed from a French philosopher's science religionOrder and Progress, the motto on Brazil's flag, comes from Auguste Comte's positivism, which held that real knowledge must rest on experience and scientific law. Comte went on to …
Brazil's Guarani program is a modular leap in armored vehicle design and military capabilityThe VBTP-MR Guarani is more than just an armored personnel carrier. Developed by the Brazilian Army and Iveco, this 6x6 platform was designed to replace aging fleets with a modula…
Brazil's highest peak is a mist-shrouded ridge rising from the Amazonian lowlandsPico da Neblina, the highest point in Brazil, is a rugged, quartz-rich mountain that towers nearly three vertical kilometres above the Amazonian rainforest. Known to the Yanomami …
Brazil's import barriers gave the world Lua, a programming language named for the MoonIn the early 1990s Brazilian companies faced heavy red tape if they wanted foreign software. So a team at a Rio de Janeiro university built their own scripting language. They name…- Brazil's last emperor took the throne at five and reigned for 58 yearsWhen his father sailed for Europe in 1831, a five-year-old boy was left behind as emperor of Brazil. Pedro II grew into a shy, bookish ruler who oversaw the longest and steadiest …
Brazil's national football league once had 92 clubs in one seasonIn 1979 Brazil's national championship had 92 teams. For decades the league changed its format, rules and size almost every year, sometimes without promotion or relegation at all.…
Brazil's new Missão Party aims to redefine the right beyond traditional political labelsBorn from the Free Brazil Movement, the Missão Party has rapidly transitioned from a grassroots activist group to an official political entity. With a platform emphasizing nationa…
Brazil's new stealth frigates are redefining naval power through modular German-Brazilian engineeringThe Tamandaré-class frigates represent a major shift for the Brazilian Navy, replacing aging fleets with modern, modular stealth vessels. Built in Itajaí through a partnership bet…- Brazil's North Region is a vast, biodiverse frontier larger than the entire European Union.Covering nearly half of Brazil, the North Region is a sparsely populated expanse of tropical rainforest and river networks. While it holds unparalleled biological wealth, its hist…
Brazil's Northeast needs proactive adaptation to protect food security from droughtA review of drought adaptation in Northeast Brazil found that current strategies often focus on reactive, post-disaster mitigation. While these short-term measures like fund trans…- Brazil's Northeast: A Historic Powerhouse Facing Modern Economic and Climatic ChallengesAs the first region colonized by the Portuguese in 1500, Brazil's Northeast shaped the nation's identity. Today, this vast territory remains a cultural heartland, yet it grapples …
Brazil's only French-founded state capital sits on an islandSao Luis, capital of Maranhao, occupies Sao Luis Island in Saint Mark's Bay. Begun as Saint-Louis-de-Maragnan under Equinoctial France, it remains Brazil's sole French-started sta…- Brazil's racial identity is a complex social construct rather than a biological realityBrazil holds the largest population of African descent outside of Africa, yet its racial categories defy simple classification. While the state tracks identity through five offici…
- Brazil's richest savanna covers a fifth of the nationAfter the Amazon, the Cerrado is Brazil's second-greatest habitat, holding about 21 percent of the country—some two million square kilometres of mosaic savanna. WWF calls it the p…
Brazil's Serra da Capivara holds the oldest and largest concentration of prehistoric American sites.Deep in the Brazilian state of Piauí lies a mountain range that served as a dense hub for ancient human activity long before the arrival of Europeans. Beyond its famous prehistori…- Brazil's smallest state has a history defined by crab-filled rivers and maritime conflictSergipe, the smallest state in Brazil, occupies a unique space between the Atlantic coast and the inland savanna. From its origins as a site of fierce indigenous resistance agains…
- Brazil's states are not just administrative zones but remnants of a colonial inheritanceBrazil is a federation of 26 states and one federal district, each possessing its own constitution and government. While these units function with significant autonomy, their bord…
Brazil's Supreme Court moves to prosecute former president Jair Bolsonaro over alleged coup plotBrazil's top court has ruled that former president Jair Bolsonaro must stand trial for his alleged role in a scheme to overturn the 2022 election results. The case, based on a mas…- Brazil's Tumucumaque park protects more rainforest than all of BelgiumCovering more than 38,800 km² of Amazon forest, Tumucumaque Mountains National Park is the largest tropical forest national park in the world. Joined with French Guiana's neighbou…
Brazil's yellow shirt was born from the national trauma of 1950Brazil hosted the 1950 World Cup needing only a draw against Uruguay in the last match at the Maracanã. They lost 2-1, the country went into mourning, and the team's white kit was…- Brazil's youngest state was born from a long-standing dream of northern independenceFormed in 1988, Tocantins is the newest state in Brazil. Carved from the northern reaches of Goiás, this region spent centuries isolated by difficult terrain and rivers. Today, it…
- Brazil’s airplane-shaped capital opened on 21 April 1960Brasília, plotted on the Central-West highlands, replaced Rio de Janeiro as Brazil’s capital when President Juscelino Kubitschek inaugurated it on 21 April 1960. Lúcio Costa, Osca…
Brazil’s economic history is a volatile cycle of booms, busts, and bold state intervention.As the world’s ninth-largest economy, Brazil is attempting to pivot from a history of commodity-driven volatility toward a sustainable bioeconomy. By leveraging the Amazon as a gl…
Brazil’s legal system is a complex architecture of civil law and constitutional hierarchy.Brazil operates under a civil law tradition where written statutes reign supreme. While the country follows a presidential system with three distinct branches of government, its j…- Brazil’s locomotive state holds one in five BraziliansSão Paulo state, named for Saint Paul of Tarsus, is Brazil’s most populous federation unit—more than 44 million people in 2022, about 22 percent of the nation and the Americas’ mo…
- Brazil’s longest wholly domestic river runs nearly three thousand kilometresThe São Francisco stretches 2,914 kilometres entirely inside Brazil—longer than any other river that never leaves the country. Rising in Minas Gerais’s Canastra range, it drains m…
Brazil’s national anthem spent nearly a century as a wordless, unofficial musical composition.For decades, Brazil’s most recognizable melody lacked official lyrics, leaving it to be performed as a purely instrumental piece. Even after a republic was declared, the governmen…
Brazil’s vibrant cultural identity is a complex tapestry woven from three distinct historical threads.Modern Brazilian life is not a monolith but a dynamic fusion of Indigenous, African, and Portuguese influences. While colonial history established a dominant European framework, t…- Brazilian Portuguese is a global linguistic mosaic shaped by centuries of migration and adaptationSpoken by nearly 203 million people, Brazilian Portuguese is far more than a colonial relic. It is a vibrant, evolving language that absorbed influences from indigenous cultures, …
Bread moulds were the first fungi shown to use sex hormonesSome pin moulds cannot reproduce sexually alone. Two strains, labelled plus and minus, must find each other, and they do it by chemistry: each releases compounds the other finishe…
Bread wheat carries six chromosome sets inherited from three different grassesThe wheat in nearly every loaf is an accidental hybrid. About 8,000 years ago, a farmed wheat crossed with a wild goatgrass near the Caspian Sea, producing a plant with six sets o…
Breaking a 69-year drought: Switzerland returns to the European stageIn the world of elite sports, some absences feel like eras. After nearly seven decades away from the continental spotlight, Switzerland is finally returning to EuroBasket Women 20…
Breaking a 70-year record, Trevor Rogers redefined pitching dominance in 2025In professional sports, records often stand for decades as monuments to past greatness. But in 2025, Trevor Rogers didn't just join the history books; he rewrote them. By achievin…
Breaking a century of political norms in the Rio Grande ValleyIn 2023, Monica De La Cruz became a historic first for Texas's 15th congressional district. Her victory signaled a major shift in the region's political landscape, ending a centur…
Breaking a century-old record at just 18 years and 17 daysJames Wilson didn't just join the Scottish national team; he rewrote its history. By making his debut in March 2025, the forward shattered a record that had remained untouched for…
Breaking a fast requires more wisdom than the act of fasting itselfEnding a fast is a critical moment that defines the success of your entire cleanse. Choosing the wrong foods can immediately undo the benefits you worked hard to achieve. To prote…
Breaking a world record in just 64 secondsMatías Galarza didn't just score for his country; he rewrote the history books of the FIFA World Cup. In a high-pressure environment against Turkey, the Paraguayan midfielder nett…
Breaking Bad was a modest cable show until Netflix found it an audienceA chemistry teacher with lung cancer turns drug manufacturer in Albuquerque: the premise sounded bleak, and early ratings were modest. Then the first seasons landed on Netflix, vi…
Breaking barriers as the first Black woman to hold the 007 titleLashana Lynch's casting as the new 007 agent in No Time to Die sparked a global conversation about representation. Beyond the headlines, her career trajectory shows a steady climb…
Breaking barriers requires refusing to stay in the lane the world expectsWNBA champion and Olympic gold medalist Candace Parker explores the mindset required to transcend personal and societal limitations. She shares how she navigated a high-level care…- Breaking barriers: The first Black couple to reach a Dancing with the Stars finaleIn the high-stakes world of ballroom dance, Brandon Armstrong achieved a historic milestone that transcended mere choreography. By reaching the finale of Dancing with the Stars in…
Breaking began in the Bronx before studios sold new styleHip-hop dance covers street styles born with 1970s U.S. crews and later studio versions. Soul Train and films such as Breakin’, Beat Street, and Wild Style broadcast early crews. …
Breaking down complex equations into simpler mathematical building blocksThis video guides you through the process of factoring higher degree polynomials. It is an essential skill for mastering Algebra 2, moving beyond basic expressions to solve more c…
Breaking down plastic waste chemically can halve its climate impact versus burning itResearchers compared the environmental footprint of three ways to handle mixed plastic waste using life cycle assessment: breaking it down chemically through a heat-based process …
Breaking records and borders in the world of professional ballroom danceGorka Márquez transformed from a competitive Latin dancer into a household name on British television. By mastering the technical precision of ballroom and the spectacle of live t…