Tag: Brazilian

Capibara: The First Americans | Arkeo Ep3 | Documentary

In Serra da Capivara, a Franco-Brazilian team found traces of the very first Americans. Archaeologist Eric Boëda has discovered man-made tools fashioned out of quartz pebbles, and dated between 22,000 and 25,000 years BC. …


Ipanema, a Beloved Brazilian Gem in New York, Makes a Glamorous Return to the City

Carlos and Victor Pedro grew up in Ipanema—not the famed Rio de Janeiro beach, but their father’s Brazilian-Portuguese restaurant, named after those sun-drenched shores, in the heart of New York’s Little Brazil. The lively spot had been a neighborhood staple since 1979, when Alfredo Pedro, who immigrated from Portugal when he was 13, quit his…


Anatomy of a Classic Cocktail: The Caipirinha

The national drink of Brazil, this citrusy, chilled cocktail has grown in popularity in bars across the world, thanks to its fresh flavor and simplicity. Consisting of lime, sugar, and clear alcohol, a caipirinha may sound like the beginnings of a mojito—and the drinks do share origins as medicinal concoctions believed to be good for…


Brazilian Expressway Collapses Over Metro Tunnel Built by Acciona

SAO PAULO—Part of a major expressway collapsed on Tuesday above a construction site in the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo where Spain’s Acciona SA. was excavating a tunnel for a new subway line. No casualties were reported, but it was the latest setback for a much-delayed project that has become a symbol of dysfunctional public…


A Bright Seafood Stew From the Brazilian Coast

The smell of fried garlic hit me as soon as I opened the door. It’s quite possibly the most intoxicating aroma on earth. Alas, I feared it meant that Edna hadn’t waited, and that made me sad. I was there to learn how she makes moqueca, a tomato-based seafood stew that’s ubiquitous along the Brazilian coast….


Brazil Soccer Legend Pele Hospitalized Again for Colon Tumor Treatment

Brazilian soccer legend Pele was hospitalized to undergo treatment for a colon tumor, Sao Paulo’s Hospital Albert Einstein said on Wednesday, adding that he is in stable condition and should be discharged in the next few days. The 81-year-old three-time World Cup winner underwent an operation to remove the tumor in September and spent nearly…


Brazilian Singer and Latin Grammy Winner Dies in Plane Crash

SAO PAULO—Marília Mendonça, one of Brazil’s most popular singers and a Latin Grammy winner, died Friday in an airplane crash on her way to a concert. She was 26. Mendonça’s press office confirmed her death in a statement, and said four other passengers on the flight also perished. Their plane crashed between Mendonça’s hometown Goiania…


Scientists Come Closer to Solving Caribbean Seaweed Mystery

Scientists were baffled when a band of seaweed longer than the entire Brazilian coastline sprouted in 2011 in the tropical Atlantic—an area typically lacking nutrients that would feed such growth. A group of U.S. researchers has fingered a prime suspect: human sewage and agricultural runoff carried by rivers to the ocean. The science is not…


These Cheesy Rolls, Originally From Brazil, Are Easy to Make in Your Own Kitchen

Pão de queijo, cheese bread, are small rolls with crunchy exteriors and uniquely chewy, stretchy centers. Instead of using flour like most baked goods, they use a surprise ingredient: tapioca starch. Tapioca starch (also called tapioca flour) is made from cassava root, a plant native to South America, that has been ground into a powder….


Brazil’s Medina Overcomes Toledo, Shark Scare to Win 3rd World Title

Brazil’s Gabriel Medina won his third surfing World Championship on Tuesday, beating countryman Filipe Toledo in a new, best of three final format in perfect Southern Californian surf on Tuesday. Not even the appearance of a 6 foot (1.8m) shark in the last heat could unsettle Medina, who qualified in the top spot for the…