Whether they benefit from visionary leaders, flourishing social enterprise, or commitment from community activists, the following 10 cities are well worth a visit to experience their transformation and resilience.
Two years ago I said that Brazil will define this decade, and 20 percent into the 2010s, I am sticking to my guns. From energy to architecture, Brazil IS the world’s stage.
From Detroit to Qatar, with fine foods from cupcakes to Survival Biscuits, we present the top 10 sustainability and resilience topic on GreenGoPost.com in 2011.
Watch for another word, which is hardly new, to gain traction during 2012. If that Mayan prediction that the world will end, or almost end, this word will surge in use and popularity at the perfect time. And mercifully, it will not be “Occupy.”
Mauricio Tiomno Tolmasquim explains how Brazil’s wind power industry has emerged as a global leader for its significant contributions in improving energy and economic efficiency.
Morro de São Paulo offers visitors to Brazil’s Bahia plenty of quiet and little transport options other than wheelbarrows and an occasional tractor.
While Brasília is his best known work, other buildings Oscar Niemeyer has designed stand tall around the world. Happy 104th birthday to a global treasure!
Less than a three hour bus ride from Rio de Janeiro is Armação dos Búzios, or just better known as Búzios, a delightful corner of Brazil.
With Brazilians’ love of the water and sports including swimming come the need for rigorous lifeguard training. And that training offers amusing and seductive scenery.
Jorge Selarón is a Chilean artist who has lived near downtown Rio for years. Between the neighborhoods of Santa Teresa and Lapa, over 250 steps that were once unkempt and dilapidated became his life work.
Rio de Janeiro’s sidewalks of mosaic pavement make travel to this corner of Brazil a more intimate experience. Feel chic as you walk along these masterpieces of Portuguese pavement.
One of the best places to visit anywhere are a city’s public markets, and this is true of Salvador da Bahia in Brazil. Food overall in Bahia is tasty and rustic, and there is one element that you have got to embrace to give your meals some extra punch: peppers. You will not have much [...]