Brazilian Carnival

Estação Primeira de Mangueira samba school parades in Rio de JaneiroThe Brazilian Carnival (Portuguese: Carnaval) is an annual festival in Brazil held 40 days before Easter and marks the beginning of Lent. During Lent, Roman Catholics are supposed to abstain from all bodily pleasures,...

How to Make Money in Br...

If for no reason other than the scantily-clad revelers adorning the floats in its Carnival parades, Brazil is certain to gain some investor attention now that its annual pre-Lenten festivities are at hand. But aside from the images permeating TV and computer screens this time of year, how...