Last Frontiers' articles for Brazil (all categories)
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Fitzcaraldo
This unusual film by Wim Wenders takes the viewer to the heart of the Amazon rainforest, to follow opera-loving hero Fitzcaraldo's ambition to build an opera house above the Pongo rapids near Iquitos. Read more»
Brazil's sexiest secret - Douglas Rogers
Forget Rio. For pristine beaches, sultry nightlife and no crowds, head south, says Douglas Rogers."Who's more famous in Brazil," I ask a 62-year-old fisherman, Milton Mendoza, as he waits to cast his net in the waters off Laguna, "Pele or Galha Torta?" Milton, toothless, and wizened as a prophet, th... Read more»
City of God
Directed by Fernando Meirelles. Focusing on a boy trying to avoid the drug-fuelled crime of the Rio favelas, this gritty film gives the viewer an insight into Rio's darker side not normally seen by tourists. Read more»
Last Frontiers Newsletter #4 July 2004
I know it is only a couple of months since our last newsletter, but with the Game Fair looming (see below) we thought it was timely to send another!In this issue: Wildlife in Northern Argentina and the Brazilian Pantanal Mexico: Copper Canyon, whales, and kayaks Guyana: Jungle and Jaguars Fish... Read more»
Last Frontiers Newsletter #3 June 2004
As promised we are back again with some news and updates from the travels of the Last Frontiers team. This newsletter has taken a bit more time to put together than usual as we have all been away so much!In this edition: News from Last Frontiers Jill in Peru and Chile Tracy in Brazil Alison in... Read more»
A handful that just might be more than dust (Nick Gordon, January 2004)
Nick Gordon sees two faces of Brazil - the Chapada Diamantina park and a favela in RioIt doesn't take long, less than 24 hours, for me to be offered a handful of diamonds. I hear a whistle, see a local pushing a bike and am given what I take to be a staged conspiratorial look, something between a to... Read more»
Last Frontiers Newsletter #2 August 2003
We would like to thank you for all the positive feedback following our first newsletter, sent in April. As promised we are back again with some news and updates from the travels of the Last Frontiers team, the Latin American specialists.In this edition: News from Last Frontiers Fishing Trekking... Read more»
From the Sierra to the Pampas - Frank McLynn
Richard Burton's travels in South America 1860-69. Read more»