Brazil in Focus

by Jan Rocha

Published 1 August 1997
Brazil is a land of global superlatives, boasting the best soccer, the largest rainforest and the world's worst social and economic inequity. Its vibrant culture is best known for carnival and samba and attracts thousands of visitors every year. The carnival capital of Rio also showcases Brazil's contrasts, as the shanty towns of the dispossessed cling to spectacular mountainsides, overlooking the beach playgrounds of the rich.

In Focus: Brazil

by Jan Rocha

Published 1 March 1997