Article - Spot Luck: Great wildlife encounters in Brazil

From the Amazon jungle to the wetlands of the Pantanal, Brazil is home to an astonishing diversity of plant and animal life

It’s a nose. A very long nose. It swings back and forth in our direction, combing the breeze for our scent like some animated Hoover nozzle. Finding nothing amiss, the owner continues her meandering path towards us. What now?

The long grass parts as her outlandish form emerges into full view. Fifteen metres, 10 metres, eight metres. Surely she has seen us. But the wind is in our favour and those stuck-on currants of eyes are fooling nobody. Now we can see her pickaxe front claws and metre-long witch’s broom of a tail. And, best of all, her passenger: a mini-me clinging gamely to mum’s back like some myopic clanger.

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Article - History, beauty, and stew on Brazil’s coast

PARATY, Brazil - When North Americans visit this country, they usually come to see Rio’s famous beaches or to conduct business in São Paulo. Few visit this enchanting colonial town, a National Historic Site that lies on the coast between them (205 miles from São Paulo, 154 from Rio). Founded in 1667, Paraty (pronounced par-ah-CHEE) served as an important port for shipping gold to Portugal. Now it is best known for the approximately 300 beaches and 65 islands nearby.

Paraty’s historic center, which is closed to cars, is a treasure of white 18th-century colonial buildings, many with marine blue or deep gold trim and wrought-iron balconies. Because the streets are made of cobblestones, it takes tourists a while to get comfortable looking anywhere but at their feet.

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News - Brazil’s jobless rate unexpectedly falls in May

SAO PAULO, June 25 (Reuters) - Unemployment in Brazil unexpectedly fell in May, dropping for a second straight month, in the latest sign of a nascent recovery in Latin America’s largest economy.

The jobless rate fell to 8.8 percent in May from 8.9 percent in April, when it declined after reaching the highest level in 17 months in March, statistics agency IBGE said on Thursday.

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Guide - The Rio Carnival Guide

The Rio Carnival Guide

This is a fundamental guide for those travelling to Rio de Janeiro for the World’s biggest show, Rio Carnival. The guide provides information about all aspects of Carnival in Rio de Janeiro. You can find all Rio Carnaval events, venues, its history, 2009 Rio Carnival tickets, costumes for the 2009 Samba Parade and Sambodromo information, including insiders’ recommendations. You will be able to book your hotel-only and air-inclusive packages to Carnival in Rio and listen to the 2009 samba songs. The guide is recomended by world-famous travel information service Lonely Planet.

To access The Rio Carnival Guide follow this link.

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How To - Get a CPF (Brazilian Individual Taxpayer Registry)

About the CPF

The CPF is mandatory for investing in Brazil

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