Já reparou como as árvores amenizam a dureza do concreto? Olha só o efeito deste Ipê (Tabebuia impetiginosa): The hard concrete surface...

Nature in two languages has been a great source of joy for both Angela & Maria: we have had faithful readers and collaborators for a...

Pecan, aquela noz deliciosa, é também a árvore favorita desses roedores: elas servem para os bushy-tailed rats (ratinhos com rabos...

July is a holiday month for both Brazil and the US: it's summer school holiday up north and winter school holiday down south. This month...

What was the weather like over the weekend? We got lots of rain in both hemispheres! And, most amazing of all: the forecast was pretty...

So, Myrciaria cauliflora (wait a few secs before googling it!) is our jabuticaba. It's a native fruit of Mata Atlântica, which used to...

So, if you were the Moon in the southern hemisphere, you'd look like this... And, later on... And this is what you'd see, on the northern...

So, Angela's grandniece was born a few days ago in the same maternity Maria was born a few...well, years ago! (Got a hint in the title of...

Festas juninas - June's parties - are a typical part of Brazilian culture. It has to do with some ancient pagan traditions linked to the...

So, how did the north and south skies presented the longest and the shortest day of the year? Check it out: The sky in São Paulo (Brazil)...

Yes, this is today's word in nature. Curious? What does solstice mean? Before you google it, let us give you a hint: it has to do with...

We bet google translator couldn't get Ozzy's and Tig's feelings of the day... Wanna know what it really translates into (sorry about the...

Angela and Maria have been friends for over 20 years and they share a passion for learning languages. What they have recently discovered...