It has been a while – too long – since Team Ames and Team Boers pursued an adventure together. So, it was with great pleasure that I, accompanied by my Italian, met up with Brandon and Amanda in Brazil. I’m a big fan of bees… and honey. Turns out my close family has the same … Continue reading
Edifício Itália Continue reading
During Brazil’s military dictatorship from 1964 to 1985, the government clandestinely pursued a nuclear weapons program. In 1981, Brazil and Iraq signed a nuclear cooperation agreement that led the government to ship 26.7 tons of uranium dioxide to Baghdad. In 1989, the former head of Brazil’s nuclear weapons program worked in Iraq as a consultant. … Continue reading
Brazil has become the global superpower of the orange industry Over the last three decades, South America’s largest nation, which has warmer weather and cheaper labor than Florida, has become the world’s number one source of orange juice. The Brazilians have built oceangoing tankers to transport concentrate, port facilities to offload it and tank farms … Continue reading
The Velvet Rocket 