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Recife’s shark problem: too many questions and too few answers

The northeastern city of Recife is famous for its beaches, but locals and tourists are warned to stay away from the water, due to the risk of shark attacks

1 week ago • Renato Alves

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Meet the Arrudatitan: São Paulo’s very own dinosaur

First discovered in 1997, the specimen was originally believed to be a relative of the Aeolosaurus, but new research shows it came from a completely different genus, exclusive to São Paulo

3 months ago • Renato Alves

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When Hollywood royalty traded it all for a Brazilian farm

In the mid-20th century, a group of Hollywood movie stars gave up the glitz and glamor to become farmers in the Brazilian state of Goiás

4 months ago • Renato Alves

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The ancient stone city of Pireneus: Brazil’s best-kept secret

The city of Pirenópolis attracts tourists from all over for its lavish vegetation. But its most stunning attraction is remains unknown

4 months ago • Renato Alves

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Businesses in Brazilian tourist city organize their own voluntary lockdown

Small business-owners in Alto Paraíso de Goiás took matters into their own hands after the local mayor failed to do so

5 months ago • Renato Alves

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Foreign residents in Brazil being turned, despite right to enter

The government decreed that visitors from the UK would be denied entry, except for permanent residents. However, this has not been observed

6 months ago • Lucas Berti

The show must not go on for Rio de Janeiro's Carnival

The show must not go on for Rio de Janeiro’s Carnival

The world's most iconic carnival destination has definitively canceled its 2021 celebrations, causing huge losses to multiple sectors

6 months ago • Renato Alves

Buzios, "Brazil's Saint Tropez," shuts down and throws tourists out

Buzios, “Brazil’s Saint Tropez,” shuts down and throws tourists out

Rising Covid-19 cases in Armação dos Buzios has led courts to close down local hotels and commerce. Holidaymakers have 72 hours to leave the town

7 months ago • Gustavo Ribeiro and Renato Alves

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