(Portuguese version at the end) I have to admit, I wasn't quite sure what to expect. Usually, I read a lot about the places I'm going to visit. This time, though, I decided to let myself be surprised. The only things I knew were that there were no cars in the village and that the electricity lines in the streets ran underground. I decided to go to Caraíva to get to know the local people, learn more about the Indigenous communities in the region, and interview some of the key

I never get tired of Brazilian culture. I’ve been living abroad for over 20 years, and every single time I come back, I’m shocked by how much life you can fit into just a few days here. Brazil doesn’t do “quiet schedule.” Brazil does festival mode . I’ll write more about my experiences in this magical country, but I had to start with my final days — because they felt like a Netflix mini-series with too many plot twists and zero sleep. Three days before my departure, I met fri

We arrived in the city with not many expectations. Lately, we had been visiting different towns and finding ourselves underwhelmed, only...