NYTimes hits Centro district in Rio

Is it just me or does the frequency of writeups in NYTimes on Brazil seem to accellerate every year? The Olympics? The new economic powerhouse reputation? In any case, choro is described so it's an improvement on some other recent efforts!

http://travel.nytimes.com/2013/09/15/travel/out-of-the-past-in-lively-old-rio.html

Now they just need decent salsa.

Story on a Californeiro who's making and selling tortillas nationwide in Brazil:

http://riotimesonline.com/brazil-news/rio-business/garytos-and-the-tortilla-business-in-brazil/