Two recent discoveries show that the Brazilian sea, although threatened by pollution, predatory fishing, mining, and oil exploration, still has much to reveal.
On top of underwater mountains near the southeastern state of Espírito Santo, researchers from the University of São Paulo (USP) and the Federal University of Espírito Santo (Ufes) found a new type of reef, forming hills dotted with red, orange, and yellow as far as the eye can see, with a high concentration of large fish.
In São Paulo, in a deep region called the continental slope, another group from the USP Oceanographic Institute discovered a…