Pantanal, The World’s Largest Freshwater Wetland
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 22, 2014
In the center of the South American continent, south of the Amazon basin and east of the Andes, lies an immense landlocked river delta calle...
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GuaÃra Falls: A Natural Wonder Flooded By An Artificial Lake
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 9, 2014
About 200 kilometers north of the spectacular Iguazu Falls, along the border between Brazil and Paraguay, was another natural wonder even mo...
7 Ambitious Hydroelectric Power Projects
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 2, 2013
Hydropower has been used since ancient times to grind flour, pump water and irrigate fields and perform other tasks. With the discovery of e...
4 of the World's Most Amazing Treetop Hotels
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 1, 2013
Once upon a time, building a hotel meant bulldozing the planet's precious trees. However, many of the world's accommodation provider...
Sao Paulo: The City With No Outdoor Advertisements
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 20, 2013
In September 2006, the mayor of São Paulo passed the so-called “Clean City Law" that outlawed the use of all outdoor advertisements, in...
Jabuticaba: The Tree That Bear Fruits on its Trunk
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 3, 2013
Jabuticaba is a Brazilian grape tree found in the states of Minas Gerias and Sao Paulo, in the south of Brazil. The fruit grows directly fro...
The Leaning Buildings of Santos, Brazil
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 30, 2013
The coastline along the city of Santos, some 80 km from Sao Paulo, in Brazil, offers a strange sight. Like dominoes about to topple, the wat...
Rua Goncalo de Carvalho: The Greenest Street in the World
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 11, 2013
Rua Goncalo de Carvalho is a street located in Porto Alegre, the capital and largest city in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. Flank...
Triple Frontier: The Tri-Border Between Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 15, 2012
The Triple Frontier is the tri-border region where the borders of 3 countries meet: Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil. While there are many tri...
Lençóis Maranhenses National Park: The Flooded Desert
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 31, 2011
The Lençóis Maranhenses National Park located in Maranhão state, in northeastern Brazil, is one of the most marvelous and unique places in t...
