Some varieties of black salt, such as black lava salt, are actually black in color, but many arenât. In its rock form, it ranges from brownish-pink to deep purple. When the salt is ground up, it becomes a pinkish-gray or light purple color. When mixed with food, it becomes a deep red with purple and brown tints.
Image caption Dilma Rousseff was quick to acknowledge her mentor and former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva after her victory. Dilma Rousseff, the first woman to be elected president of Brazil, has had her share of career ups and downs. She first came to prominence as the protege of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Brazil's beloved former president who is better know as Lula.
Uruguayâs JosÃ© Mujica lives in a tiny house rather than the presidential palace, and gives away 90% of his salary. Heâs legalised marijuana and gay marriage. Emo Mannise was just 16 when he met Uruguayâs current president, JosÃ© Mujica. On a spring day in 1969, Mannise was at home alone with his sister, Beatriz, when the future president burst out of the lift outside their penthouse in Montevideo with a pistol in his hand.