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Brazil's City of Dreams
'Brasília’s much more than a capital city. It’s a dreamland, built from scratch in the middle of nothing in the 1950s, designed to...
Kizomba: The Sensual Dance From Angola
'The word zouk means party or festival; if zouk is the party, kizomba is what’s going on in the back bedroom among the muffled beats of...
The Soul Rebels Dare You Not to Dance
'Make your way past the nasty-tempered, long-haired doorman, through the barroom of clacking pool balls, past the crowded bar topped with...
This cop might be the next GOP star
Erickson is a simple beat cop, no gold stars weighing down his shirt pockets; just a regular guy working swing shifts. But he has been...
The Man-Made Wave Business Crests
'Well the heartache may be over soon enough. Why wait for a wave when you can make one? Introducing the era of artificial surf reefs.'
All The President's Men (In Brazil)
BY SHANNON SIMS, OZY The victory speeches are over, Dilma Rousseff’s re-election secured. Now most Brazil observers have turned to other...
The Next Olympic Star
Walking up the driveway, her dad waves me in from the front door with a lavender rubber glove on his hand, 'Sorry! I was in the...
The Best of OZY: Olympic Hopeful Simone Biles
And today, exactly one week after a stunning performance on a world stage, my photographer and I sit around casually with Simone and her...
The Italian Wright Brothers
“We weren’t sure what to do, so we thought, ‘Why not build an airplane?’ ”
Chocolate to Feel Good About
Looking for guilt-free chocolate? Well, maybe there’s no such thing, but if you source it to Brazil’s Bahia state, chances are good that...
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