Italy and 27 Stars Luxury Magazine Italy is one of the few countries in the world where any scenario makes a dream come true. Starting with the Italian people themselves, sporty and elegant, who give a touch of warmth and class to anyone’s trip there. This “bel paese” is also known for its top…
Zenith Yacht The staff of Zenith Yacht, sailing on the river Amazonas, recognizes customer expectations. The crew handles everything with utmost privacy and security, along with offering a special touch of creativity to vacationers. The Yacht consists of 3 suites with king size beds, 3 suites with 2 single beds, dining room, game room…
Summer of 1980 in Búzios It was the summer of 1980 and Búzios was still a very rustic city with only a few houses. A torrential rain began to fall as my friend Claudia and I walked the dusty red road towards Rua das Pedras. In less than a minute, the road turned into a…
Flávia Amaral Leblon neighborhood Among the 16 townships surveyed by the Fip Zap index, the homes in the Leblon neighborhood in the southern area of Rio have a higher cost per square meter than Rio de Janeiro. In January 2013 the average cost of $20,451 U.S….
Relais Chateaux hotel The hotel has an interesting design that blends history with a modern concept. It was erected as a colonial hacienda, and after being restored, it has retained some of the features from the Colonial times of coffee and cocoa. The contemporary design of renowned artist Sergio Rodrigues has recreated a historical atmosphere…
FlÁVIA AMARAL Costa Verde (Green Coast) is the name given to a strip of land that runs from the southern coast of Rio de Janeiro to the north coast of São Paulo. It encompasses the cities of Mangalore, Angra dos Reis and Paraty, in Rio de Janeiro and Ubatuba, Caraguatatuba, São Sebastião and Ilhabela…
PH.D.FABIANA FILARDI Among these species are “jacarés” (Caiman latirostris and Caiman yacare), who mainly suffer from the threats of indiscriminate hunting stimulated by its considerable economic potential. For many years, the illegal hunting of alligators in the Pantanal was responsible for approximately 75% of the international market supplies of crocodilian leather. Fortunately, in the late…
PH.D.FABIANA FILARDI Poetry is “the art of creating images, suggest emotions through a language that combine sounds, rhythms and significances” and the Brazilian Pantanal, the smallest biome of the country (1.76% of Brazil’s territory), has sounds, rhythms and significances that reflect the poetry of nature. The Pantanal is a floodplain with relief ranging between 80-150…
A green paradise, permeated by abundant rivers, hiding riches unknown to scholars. Its forests with giant trees located in areas not yet explored by man sharpens curiosity stimulating the imagination of the most fertile minds Ph.D. Fabiana Filardi Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro ffilardi@jbrj.gov.br We do not always realize, but all…
