Rio de Janeiro in Brazil is home to the world’s largest urban rain forest. Woven among the city’s bustling neighborhoods are soaring tree canopies, waterfalls, and miles of hiking trails.
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8 Tracks: You don’t need a deity to pray — just transcendent music
Luiza Brina spent 10 years developing an album of nonreligious prayers. NPR Music’s Lars Gotrich dives into newly released music from Brazil, featuring Milton Nascimento, Amaro Freitas and Anitta.
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Madonna draws 1.6 million fans to Brazilian beach
The last show of the pop icon’s “Celebration” retrospective tour brought over a million and a half fans to Rio de Janeiro’s famed Copacabana Beach on Saturday night.
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Women are breaking Brazil’s ‘bate-bola’ Carnival mold
Women are taking their rightful place in Rio’s “Carnival of the streets” — the “bate-bolas,” translated literally, as ball beaters.
