Interesting connections

[kinow]

• [ ] create a small dataset of facts connecting countries
• [ ] create a visualization for it

Examples:

Brazil & Japan

1. Hideyo Noguchi, from the 1000 yen notes, won the Nobel Prize on his yellow fever research. He worked in South America, including Brazil - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y25DVDeofD4

Note: the Wikipedia link for the paper about his work in South America (13) is 404'ing.

• http://www1.gifu-u.ac.jp/~srikanth/srikantha_library/file/History%20of%20science/Kitasato%20Arch%201989%20p1-9.pdf
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hideyo_Noguchi#cite_note-kantha-13

Portugal & Japan

1. Tempura was introduced by Portuguese, and the name comes from Têmpora

Brazil & NZ

1. Fonterra has a plant in Brazil https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/dairy/fonterra-in-brazil-venture/BXBD7C72X2H3TOGBKMTX5KGKLM/
2. Peter Blake was killed while navigating the Amazon River waters in Brazil https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Blake_(sailor)