A Brazilian berry popular in health food contains antioxidants that destroyed cultured human cancer cells in a recent University of Florida study, one of the first to investigate the fruit’s purported benefits.

A really super informative site about an American living in Brazil. Lots of information about local ingredients, and other things Brazilian. There is a funny story about Halloween. For anybody interested in Brazilian food and culture it is toally worth the visit.

MonaVie is a delicious and energizing health drink made of Brazilian acai berry - one of nature's top super-foods. MonaVie Active Juice contains the additional benefits of glucosamine and esterified fatty acids to help maintain healthy joint function. In addition to its Original and Active juices, MonaVie offers MonaVie gel.

A teenage girl was locked up on theft charges in an Amazon jail for weeks with 21 men who she said would only let her eat in return for sex, according to authorities, setting off a national scandal over the treatment of women by Brazil’s justice system...

Brazilian authorities suspend three top police officials for allegedly placing a 15-year-old female inmate in a male prison where she was forced to have sex for food. 3rd world justice system.