Why Do They Speak Portuguese in Brazil? (¿Por Qué en Brasil Se Habla Portugués?)

Why Do They Speak Portuguese in Brazil? (¿Por Qué en Brasil Se Habla Portugués?)

Do you know what’s one of the strangest things in Latin America? The fact that the biggest country in a Spanish-majority region (with a third of the total population in Latin America) speaks a different language: Portuguese. You’d think that somehow, Brazil would have adopted Spanish like their neighbors, but they never did, and even today, it is a minority language among many others. So… why? Why does Brazil speak Portuguese? Basically, it has a lot to do with its origins and h...

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Paraguay, the Heart of South America (Paraguay, el Corazón de Suramérica)

Paraguay, the Heart of South America (Paraguay, el Corazón de Suramérica)

Often disregarded by tourists, travel influencers and the general public, Paraguay is actually a fascinating destination with a rich history and the incredibly unique triple frontier. But if travel is...

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General Augusto Pinochet, The Dictator (General Augusto Pinochet, El Dictador)

General Augusto Pinochet, The Dictator (General Augusto Pinochet, El Dictador)

Across history and throughout the world, even now, humanity has witnessed the rise and fall of terrible dictators – leaders who may have initially had good intentions but who ended up becoming terribl...

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Titicaca, The Lake Where the Sun Was Born (Titicaca, El Lago Donde Nació El Sol)

Titicaca, The Lake Where the Sun Was Born (Titicaca, El Lago Donde Nació El Sol)

There are locations across the world that are shrouded in great mysticism. Whether because of their history or because magical things occurred there, these places carry the essence of myths and legend...

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Catatumbo, The Endless Storm (Catatumbo, La Tormenta Sin Fin)

Catatumbo, The Endless Storm (Catatumbo, La Tormenta Sin Fin)

Lightning – electrostatic discharges that light up the sky and crash down to the ground every single second across the world. Scientists have calculated the frequency of these flashes: up to 1.4 billi...

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The Cuban Diaspora (La Diáspora Cubana)

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Around the world – but especially in the United States, Spain and Venezuela - there are over 1 million Cubans who have left their country and been forced to start a new life. The Castro dictatorship, ...

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The Tragedy of Los Andes (La Tragedia de Los Andes)

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Throughout history, we have witnessed terrible aircraft accidents and other horrific incidents that have cost the lives of hundreds. One of the most tragic plane crashes in Latin American history occu...

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El Chapo Guzmán

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Mexican cartels are among the most dangerous and destructive criminal organizations in the world. With their number of members numbering in the hundreds of thousands and their revenue reaching hundred...

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Patagonia, The End of the World (Patagonia, El Fin del Mundo)

A magical land that stretches at the southernmost expanses of land before Antarctica (even further south than Australia and New Zealand), the Argentine and Chilean territory of Patagonia is a fascinat...

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