There is a global collective image of Brazil that imagines the nation in stereotypical ways - from a constellation of dilapidated favelas in its cities or the starkly contrasted verdant bounty of the Indigenous-inhabited Amazon rainforest to the glory of its five-time FIFA World Cup-winning national football team. Yet Brazil is more than these things. While it is easy to evoke the sensory experiences of its world-famous carnival parties, the sounds of samba and bossa nova music, or the street...
