BuzzFeed - Buzz Tagged "Brazil" http://www.buzzfeed.com BuzzFeed, Find Your New Favorite Thing en Copyright 2012 BuzzFeed, Inc. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:21:06 -0500 editor@buzzfeed.com (http://www.buzzfeed.com/about) info@buzzfeed.com (http://www.buzzfeed.com/about) Amazing Tree-Lined Street In Brazil http://www.buzzfeed.com/faithistorment/amazing-street-in-brazil-52s6 Wouldn’t you want to live here? This tree-lined street, nicknamed “green tunnel,” is located in Porto Alegre, Brazil.

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/faithistorment/amazing-street-in-brazil-52s6 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:02:10 -0500 <b>Wouldn't you want to live here?</b> This tree-lined street, nicknamed "green tunnel," is located in Porto Alegre, Brazil. faithistorment nonadult Welcome To Megan Fox Island http://www.buzzfeed.com/abrams/welcome-to-megan-fox-island Learn to speak the native language, and you just might get to stick around — trust me when I say it definitely beats the alternative. Or so suggests the latest ad for Brazil’s language school CCAA.

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/abrams/welcome-to-megan-fox-island Sun, 22 Jan 2012 22:02:08 -0500 <b>Learn to speak the native language, and you just might get to stick around -- trust me when I say it definitely beats the alternative.</b> Or so suggests the latest ad for Brazil's language school CCAA. abrams nonadult Amazonian Child Burned To Death By Loggers http://www.treehugger.com/culture/indigenous-amazonian-child-burned-alive-loggers.html

And this atrocious incident is hardly an isolated case. According to statistics, from 2003 to 2010, 452 indigenous people were murdered in Brazil, though the actual number could be much higher given the intimidation that keeps isolated tribes from coming forward.

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]]> http://www.treehugger.com/culture/indigenous-amazonian-child-burned-alive-loggers.html Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:17:08 -0500 <b>And this atrocious incident is hardly an isolated case.</b> According to statistics, from 2003 to 2010, 452 indigenous people were murdered in Brazil, though the actual number could be much higher given the intimidation that keeps isolated tribes from coming forward. treehugger.com nonadult A Happy, Flourishing City With No Advertising http://www.good.is/post/a-happy-flourishing-city-with-no-advertising

Is “visual pollution” a viable problem? Five years ago, São Paulo, Brazil, banned billboards and other visual advertising.

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]]> http://www.good.is/post/a-happy-flourishing-city-with-no-advertising Fri, 23 Dec 2011 11:17:11 -0500 <b>Is "visual pollution" a viable problem?</b> Five years ago, São Paulo, Brazil, banned billboards and other visual advertising. good nonadult The Baby With Two Heads http://www.buzzfeed.com/gavon/the-baby-with-two-heads Meet Emanoel and Jesus, conjoined twins recently born in Brazil that share the same body. They have individual heads, brains and spines, but since they otherwise use a single set of organs, they cannot be separated. Both mother and twins are doing fine and should be released from the hospital soon.

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/gavon/the-baby-with-two-heads Wed, 21 Dec 2011 13:57:36 -0500 <b>Meet Emanoel and Jesus, conjoined twins recently born in Brazil that share the same body.</b> They have individual heads, brains and spines, but since they otherwise use a single set of organs, they cannot be separated. Both mother and twins are doing fine and should be released from the hospital soon. gavon nonadult Motorcycle Stuntman Cheats Death http://www.buzzfeed.com/mrchill003/motorcycle-stuntman-cheats-death-4kfn

Wait for the 1:00 mark. The crash occurred at the Beto Carrero World theme park in south-east Brazil, but no worries — the biker didn't even report a fracture!

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/mrchill003/motorcycle-stuntman-cheats-death-4kfn Sat, 03 Dec 2011 20:02:08 -0500 <b>Wait for the 1:00 mark.</b> The crash occurred at the Beto Carrero World theme park in south-east Brazil, but no worries -- the biker didn&#39;t even report a fracture! mrchill003 nonadult Motorcycle Crash Is Scary, Awesome http://www.buzzfeed.com/gavon/motorcycle-crash-is-scary-awesome His body does two full midair flips and is hurled more than 40 feet…but he's okay, folks! Recorded in Brazil.

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/gavon/motorcycle-crash-is-scary-awesome Fri, 02 Dec 2011 11:47:07 -0500 <b>His body does two full midair flips and is hurled more than 40 feet...but he&#39;s okay, folks!</b> Recorded in Brazil. gavon nonadult Condom Company Sends Facebook Friend Requests From Unwanted Babies http://www.buzzfeed.com/gavon/condom-company-sends-facebook-friend-requests-from More effective than the threat of hideous diseases is the threat of responsibility. Olla Condoms in Brazil sent friend requests to single dudes from fictional love children. A sort of scared straight viral marketing campaign to get guys to wrap it up.

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/gavon/condom-company-sends-facebook-friend-requests-from Wed, 30 Nov 2011 11:47:10 -0500 <b>More effective than the threat of hideous diseases is the threat of responsibility.</b> Olla Condoms in Brazil sent friend requests to single dudes from fictional love children. A sort of scared straight viral marketing campaign to get guys to wrap it up. gavon nonadult The World&#39;s Fastest Skating Race http://www.buzzfeed.com/willio/the-worlds-fastest-skating-race-70-mph-460x Living life on the edge. A documentary by Zeppelin Filmes on Brazil's world longboarding championship in Teutonia, an insane downhill race where skaters often exceed 70 mph.

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/willio/the-worlds-fastest-skating-race-70-mph-460x Tue, 15 Nov 2011 02:02:08 -0500 <b>Living life on the edge.</b> A documentary by <a href="http://vimeo.com/zeppelin">Zeppelin Filmes</a> on Brazil&#39;s world longboarding championship in Teutonia, an insane downhill race where skaters often exceed 70 mph. willio nonadult Brazilian Cops Ram Drug Dealers' Plane With Car http://www.buzzfeed.com/mikep13/brazilian-cops-ram-drug-dealers-plane-with-car-3t1w This is something straight out of Rambo .

This is something straight out of Rambo

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/mikep13/brazilian-cops-ram-drug-dealers-plane-with-car-3t1w Thu, 03 Nov 2011 05:02:08 -0400 <b>This is something straight out of <i>Rambo</i>.</b> mikep13 nonadult Gorgeous Photo Of Iguazu Falls http://www.buzzfeed.com/catesish/iguazu-falls-is-gorgeous Straddling the boarder of Argentina and Brazil, Iguazu Falls is one of the most beautiful places on Earth.

Click here to explore the waterfalls and surrounding rainforest through interactive panoramic high-resolution images.

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/catesish/iguazu-falls-is-gorgeous Wed, 19 Oct 2011 09:32:07 -0400 <b>Straddling the boarder of Argentina and Brazil, <a href="http://www.iguazuargentina.com/english/">Iguazu Falls</a> is one of the most beautiful places on Earth.</b> catesish nonadult Brazilian Stage Dive Fail http://www.buzzfeed.com/abrams/brazilian-stage-dive-fail

An audience in Chapeco, Brazil, failed to catch a cover band dude as he attempted to crowd surf.

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/abrams/brazilian-stage-dive-fail Sat, 08 Oct 2011 17:19:06 -0400 <b>An audience in Chapeco, Brazil, failed to catch a cover band dude as he attempted to crowd surf.</b> abrams nonadult Fat Axl Is Fat http://www.buzzfeed.com/andrewtobin/fat-axl-is-fat-2oo3 In case you missed his recent performance in Brazil , we thought you should know. And what better way than by paying homage to his entire career with glutton-inspired lyrics?

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/andrewtobin/fat-axl-is-fat-2oo3 Fri, 07 Oct 2011 21:02:09 -0400 <b>In case you missed <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/gavon/axl-rose-sounds-looks-terrible">his recent performance in Brazil</a>, we thought you should know.</b> And what better way than by paying homage to his entire career with glutton-inspired lyrics? andrewtobin nonadult Axl Rose Sounds, Looks Terrible http://www.buzzfeed.com/gavon/axl-rose-sounds-looks-terrible Or is that Dog the Bounty Hunter cleverly disguised as an inflatable banana? From a recent show in Brazil. Sorry, those of you who came of age in the late '80s and early '90s…your icons are now human wreckage who rub your nose in mortality.

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/gavon/axl-rose-sounds-looks-terrible Wed, 05 Oct 2011 17:20:45 -0400 <b>Or is that Dog the Bounty Hunter cleverly disguised as an inflatable banana?</b> From a recent show in Brazil. Sorry, those of you who came of age in the late &#39;80s and early &#39;90s...your icons are now human wreckage who rub your nose in mortality. gavon nonadult nonadult (REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes) nonadult (REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes) nonadult Here's What 72 Bags Of Cocaine In Your Intestines Looks Like http://www.buzzfeed.com/provincialelitist/heres-what-72-bags-of-cocaine-looks-like-in-your A 20-year-old Irish guy was arrested by Brazilian Feds at Congonhas airport in Sao Paulo after an X-ray revealed that he'd swallowed almost a kilo of coke. YUMMY!

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/provincialelitist/heres-what-72-bags-of-cocaine-looks-like-in-your Fri, 16 Sep 2011 11:45:55 -0400 <b>A 20-year-old Irish guy was arrested by Brazilian Feds at Congonhas airport in Sao Paulo after an X-ray revealed that he&#39;d swallowed almost a kilo of coke.</b> YUMMY! provincialelitist nonadult Brazil Seen Through The Eyes of Jim Carrey http://www.buzzfeed.com/kellytaylor/brazil-through-the-eyes-of-jim-carrey-1zo8

Jim Carrey visited Christ The Redeemer Statue in Rio De Janeiro, where hundreds gathered to worship … Jim Carrey.

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/kellytaylor/brazil-through-the-eyes-of-jim-carrey-1zo8 Sun, 21 Aug 2011 22:32:07 -0400 <b>Jim Carrey visited Christ The Redeemer Statue in Rio De Janeiro, where hundreds gathered to worship ... Jim Carrey.</b> kellytaylor nonadult Brazil In Helvetica http://www.buzzfeed.com/chrismenning/brazil-in-helvetica Try Helvetica is a design blog that compares Brazil's many hand-painted signs with renderings of the same signs in Helvetica. Courtesy of design firm Noono.com.br .

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/chrismenning/brazil-in-helvetica Fri, 12 Aug 2011 11:48:46 -0400 <b>Try Helvetica is a design blog that compares Brazil&#39;s many hand-painted signs with renderings of the same signs in Helvetica.</b> Courtesy of design firm <a href="http://www.noono.com.br/">Noono.com.br</a>. chrismenning nonadult Incredible Video Of World's Tallest Lego Tower http://www.buzzfeed.com/willc3/incredible-video-of-worlds-tallest-lego-tower-zzb

Brazil breaks the record for the world's tallest lego tower.

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/willc3/incredible-video-of-worlds-tallest-lego-tower-zzb Sun, 22 May 2011 01:32:09 -0400 Brazil breaks the record for the world&#39;s tallest lego tower. willc3 nonadult Aspirational Business Cards For Kids http://www.buzzfeed.com/mikehayes/aspirational-business-cards-for-kids

An ad agency in Brazil asked a group of youngsters the age-old question: What do you want to be when you grow up? Each kid was given a custom business card for their chosen future profession - like dinosaur hunter or ninja ghost super hero.

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/mikehayes/aspirational-business-cards-for-kids Wed, 18 May 2011 13:12:49 -0400 <b>An ad agency in Brazil asked a group of youngsters the age-old question: <em>What do you want to be when you grow up?</em></b> Each kid was given a custom business card for their chosen future profession - like dinosaur hunter or ninja ghost super hero. mikehayes nonadult Can You Spot The Distinguishing Characteristic Of This Brazilian Drug Trafficker? http://www.buzzfeed.com/gavon/can-you-spot-the-distinguishing-characteristic-of How did police in Brazil identify this wanted drug trafficker? Painstaking detective work. Oh, and he was THE GUY WITH TWELVE FINGERS! Six digits on each hand, as seen in this photo. You might say (puts on sunglasses) he was fingered. YEAAAAAHHHHHH!!!

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/gavon/can-you-spot-the-distinguishing-characteristic-of Fri, 06 May 2011 16:10:19 -0400 <b>How did police in Brazil identify this wanted drug trafficker? Painstaking detective work.</b> Oh, and he was THE GUY WITH TWELVE FINGERS! Six digits on each hand, as seen in this photo. You might say (puts on sunglasses) he was fingered. YEAAAAAHHHHHH!!! gavon nonadult