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Renato Alves

Renato Alves is a Brazilian journalist who has worked for Correio Braziliense and Crusoé.

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Belo Horizonte set the pandemic bar high for the rest of Brazil

Findings from Imperial College London show that, if Brazil's other major cities had followed Belo Horizonte's lead during the pandemic, the country could have avoided over half of its Covid-19 deaths

6 days ago • Renato Alves

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Brazilian researchers develop cancer treatment using guavas

Using knowledge from a similar technique using a pigment extracted from tomatoes, researchers from the University of Brasília have found a way to obtain the substance from red guavas — highly popular across Brazil

1 week ago • Renato Alves

Rio's Christ the Redeemer. Photo: Ricardo Cohen/Shutterstock

Guide to Brazil

The story of Christ the Redeemer, 90 years old

Brazil's most popular tourist attraction, the story of how Christ the Redeemer came about is a fascinating one. This week's Rio celebrates the statue's 90th anniversary

2 weeks ago • Renato Alves

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Brazil’s mango boom another unexpected effect of Covid-19

When the pandemic struck in the U.S. and Europe, Brazil's mango exports suddenly went through the roof amid increased demand

3 weeks ago • Renato Alves

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Guide to Brazil

The lesser-known story of the Brazilian Inquisition

After terrorizing much of Spain and Portugal, the inquisition spread to many of these countries' colonies in Africa, Asia, and the Americas — including to Brazil

4 weeks ago • Renato Alves

Paraisópolis a living example of Brazil's inequality

The story of Paraisópolis: a living example of Brazil’s inequality

While undergoing drastic transformations over the years, Paraisópolis serves as a living reminder of the country's dramatic inequality

1 month ago • Renato Alves

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Jean-Paul Belmondo: That Man From Brasília

Legendary French actor Jean-Paul Belmondo, who died this week at the age of 88, played an important role in showing off Brazil's brand-new capital city in the 1960s

2 months ago • Renato Alves

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Far-right protests are manna for Brazilian street vendors

With 140,000 protesters in Brasília all keen to look the part, the informal economy stepped up to make a buck selling green-and-gold gear

2 months ago • Renato Alves

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