Carnaval in BrazilCarnaval, the world-famous Brazilian festival, runs for four days and nights before Ash Wednesday, which marks the start of the Lenten season. This uninhibited combination of pagan and Christian festivals features costume balls, extravagant parties, exhibitions, and intense samba competitions.Stephanie Maze/Woodfin Camp and Associates, Inc.Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2008. © 1993-2007 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Arabica Coffee Trees in BrazilAn evergreen tree originally from Africa, the coffee-bean plant requires strict growing conditions and does best at temperatures between 23° and 28°C (73° and 82°F). Temperate Brazil produces more coffee than any other country, although freezing weather occasionally wipes out the crop. Arabica, a variety grown in Brazil, requires a two- to three-month period of dry weather.Wilkins/Photo Researchers, Inc.Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2008. © 1993-2007 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Loading Brazilian Bananas for ShipmentIn Brazil and other banana-growing countries, bananas like these are picked green even when destined for local consumption. Best suited to tropical soils, the banana plant...