By Thomas O'neill

Brazil is a land of contrasts. The fifth-largest country in the world with some 200 million inhabitants, it is home to the Amazon, in all its breathtaking beauty; to sprawling shanty towns and the heartbreaking deprivation that lives there; and to skyscrapers that rival Manhattan, and in which the machinations of one of the world’s most rapidly developing economies are housed.

It is also a centre for cosmetic surgery, with more plastic surgeons per capita than anywhere else, and a startling stat shows that 95 per cent of its female population want to change their bodies and would consider going under Read full story ›

Source: The Drum