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German and Swiss guns fuel armed conflict and police violence in Brazil

More and more European-made guns are among the most lethal firearms seized by Brazilian police

5 days ago • Diogo Rodriguez

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How many Brazilians are moving to the U.S.?

The rate of migration to the U.S. usually follows economic conditions at home in Brazil. We crunched the numbers with a view to identifying trends

6 days ago • Francisco Ricci

The radio reaches even Brazil's most isolated neighborhoods — something the internet still doesn't. Photo: Ronaldy Irfak/Shutterstock

Brazilian public school kids go gaga for radio classes

Distance learning has been an extreme challenge for Brazil during the Covid-19 pandemic, with millions of students unable to access online teaching platforms. The solution? The tried and trusted radio

2 weeks ago • Renato Alves

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Covid spikes in Brazil’s North were even deadlier than believed

Gross coronavirus death figures do not account for age differences between populations. A recent study found that mortality in northern cities was even more pronounced than initially measured

2 weeks ago • Renato Alves

vaccine sommelier Brazilians are foregoing Sinovac and AstraZeneca shots to look for a Pfizer jab. Photo: Fabrício Costa/Futura Press/Folhapress)

The rise of ‘vaccine sommeliers’ in Brazil

Thanks to waves of misinformation and vaccine skepticism spread on Brazilian social media, many citizens are now reluctant to take AstraZeneca or Sinovac immunizers, potentially compromising the country's vaccination efforts

3 weeks ago • Renato Alves

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The Brazilian city being swallowed up from underneath

Neighborhoods in the northeastern Brazilian city of Maceió have been left looking like war zones, with the ground beginning to sink as a result of abusive salt-mining practices by petrochemical firm Braskem

3 weeks ago • Renato Alves

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The real Indiana Jones died in Brazil

Percy Harrison Fawcett, believed to be one of the real-life inspirations for George Lucas' Hollywood explorer, was fascinated with Brazil and disappeared in Mato Grosso

3 weeks ago • Renato Alves

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Brazil’s first Chinese international school signals soft power push from Beijing

Rio de Janeiro is now home to Brazil's first Chinese school. While the project originally sought to serve the local expat population, the majority of students are Brazilian

4 weeks ago • Ana Ferraz

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