TheFOB dreams of a country where all people feel that they belong
Belonging is one of the pillars for a healthy society! In our modern-capitalist society, unfortunately not everyone "belongs" as there are problems of isolation such as homelessness, prison, asylums and various degrees of populations being marginalized. Is utopia a scenario where everyone feels like they belong, when everyone...
Brazilian Natural World
Impress a Brazilian with this Mother Nature information. Be the well read person at the dinner party! Brazil’s natural environment has 6 different biomes or ecosystems. Get your studious cap on and learn some information below:
Amazon Rainforest Ecosystem
Being the largest Brazilian biome and the largest reserve of biological diversity in the world, the Amazon rainforest biome corresponds...
Trees are Life
Full of variety, nourishment and growth, can't even imagine a life without trees.
Embaúba
The Embaúba (Cecropia obtusifolia) is a Brazilian tree known for regenerating the forests! The species produces a large quantity of seeds: it is estimated that about one million of them can be found in only one kilo. This tree is found in riparian woods mainly...
Origin of Handicraft
Handicraft is a historical continuity of traditional processes and techniques that have been around for millennia. Depending on the artisan’s inspiration, each new piece and creation can reimagine, reassign or recreate historical legacies of art.
Handicraft can be seen as a concept of popular art worldwide and representative of a country’s local culture. Handicraft encompasses a wide...
Wood Marquetry from the Forest
People are enchanting when they love what they do! This happy man (pictured) is a master of the amazing ancient art of wood marquetry.
Usually creative people that love what they do, make magical pieces that are capable of transferring some of this love to their art, and consequently also to the one who buys it.
Everyone...