Samba drummers liven up the atmosphere on Ipanema Beach in Rio de Janeiro. In 1965, Brazilians Astrud Gilberto and Stan Getz won a Grammy Award for their international hit song, "The Girl From Ipanema." The song popularized the fun-filled image of Brazil and introduced the world to the sultry style of the region's bossa nova music.
National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Wade Davis calls Brazil a "land of the 10,000 senses." Find out what he means in this collection of photos of the largest nation in South America.
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