Serra Do Mar News Today

Flowering in bold hothouse shades of pink and red, Christmas cactus light up the house in winter. Hazel Sillver looks at how to care and grow these trailing Brazilian succulents

Researchers say they have discovered a high diversity of Darwin wasps in a tropical rainforest in Brazil, wasps which were previously thought to thrive more in cooler habitats. The latest findings add to a growing body of evidence that debunks the widely held belief that the Darwin wasp does not thrive in tropical environments and points to the possibility of many wasp species unknown to researchers in the past.

The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) approximates that Brazil's population is 214.3 million people. Beyond the famous carnival, football, and Amazon jungle, Brazil boasts several breathtaking yet relatively undiscovered locations that are worth exploring by foreign visitors.If you have an interest in summer, gorgeous beaches, nature, or a pleasant climate, I am certain that Brazil is a destination you should consider. Don't forget to acquaint yourself with the fol...

Completed in 2021 in Bananal, Brazil. Images by Federico Cairoli. Since the first visit, we were greatly impressed by the power of Serra da Bocaina, just like the client who requested a house that "embraced the...

Fernanda Pacheco Ferraz was killed on Aug. 16 in Nova Friburgo in southeastern Brazil, about 60 miles northeast of Rio.

When record-setting rain fell in Brazil, responses varied between communities—and so did the number of lives lost.

This radar image from Copernicus Sentinel-1 shows the city of São Paulo and part of the homonymous state in southeast Brazil.

Over 200 guests walked into the Weill Terrace Room at Carnegie Hall in New York City to experience Ella Spira’s Global Landscapes Retrospective on March 28th and 29th. See photos from inside the event.

São Paulo, city, capital of São Paulo estado (state), southeastern Brazil. It is the foremost industrial centre in Latin America. The city is located on a plateau of the Brazilian Highlands extending inland from the Serra do Mar, which rises as part of the Great Escarpment only a short distance inland from the Atlantic Ocean. The city itself sits in a shallow basin with low mountains to the west. It lies about 220 miles (350 km) southwest of Rio de Janeiro and about 30 miles (50 km) inland fr...

CACHOEIRAS DE MACACU, Brazil — Gesturing across the still, green water reflecting the backdrop of forest-clad mountains, Nicholas Locke told of the time when this flourishing wetland was once a barren pasture after being drained, cleared, and used for cattle grazing. Over the last five centuries, much of Brazil’s Atlantic Forest has suffered a similar […]