The hidden meanings behind 27 pop songs, including âBaby One More Time'. Whether it's a sexual innuendo or just a lost-in-translation moment, sometimes we have to look a little closer at the lyrics of our favorite pop songs to really understand the real message. In Umbrella, the canopy is a symbol for protection, like a condom.
Brazilâs Amazon River basin, including the Amazon rainforest, is one of Earthâs richest areas of plant and animal life. The Iguazu Falls in the south constitute one of the countryâs most famous natural wonders. Brazil is the only Portuguese-speaking nation in South America.
By the 1800s, Brazil's harvests would turn coffee from an elite indulgence to a drink for the masses. Brazil, which like most other countries cultivates coffee as a commercial commodity, relied heavily on slave labor from Africa for the viability of the plantations until the abolition of slavery in 1888.