Explaining Brazil Podcast #91: Antarctica, Brazil’s icy Amazon

Jan 23, 2020 19:19 1 min read

Brazil is inaugurating a new research base in Antarctica. The country’s top researcher in the field explains to us why the South Pole is as important for Brazil’s climate as the Amazon rainforest.

Explaining Brazil Podcast #91: Antarctica, Brazil’s icy Amazon

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