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Brazil’s small farmers tackle food insecurity, hunger amid the pandemic
In Brazil, hunger, poverty and unemployment have spiked alongside COVID-19. But the Landless Workers' Movement, a massive organization of small farmers, is doing its best to help tackle the problem.
A 'tsunami of disease' slams Brazil's health system
Brazil's microcephaly outbreak captured in portraits
'We have a child with microcephaly, and we're happy'
How Brazil's favorite app is helping doctors and parents cope with microcephaly
As Brazil marks Carnival, women worry about Zika
With no end to the outbreak in sight, Zika has become a part of the five-day celebrations. Mosquito costumes have featured heavily in parades across the country. Health officials handed out paper fans with information about how to avoid the virus. And some pregnant women did what was once unthinkable in a nation known for its celebratory spirit — they stayed home.
A new link between Zika and microcephaly is found in Brazil
Researchers in Brazil are still trying to see if there is a definitive connection between Zika and Microcephaly. There's new evidence that is pointing them in that direction.
Good news: On Brazil's Zika front lines, cases of microcephaly may be dropping
Pernambuco state registered 194 cases in the first week of November. Last week, it reported just 34.
Will the US make a 'gentleman's agreement' with Germany?
The United States national soccer team will take on Germany's team on Thursday. The US coach used to be the German national coach. Rumors have been swirling about what will happen when the teams and the coaches compete on in Recife.
In Brazil, half of all mothers have C-sections — whether they want it or not
Many women in Brazil want to deliver their babies by Cesarean section — for them, it is convenient, modern and clean. But others say they are forced into delivering their babies through surgery, in a country with one of the highest c-section rates in the world.
For Brazil's new middle class, 'little strolls' are becoming a protest movement
Brazil's economic success has created a new middle class that expects more access and more resources than it used to get. But not everyone in Brazil seems to be ready for that.
Why I have good reason to worry when I go to the World Cup in Brazil
It's part of the ritual of big sporting events. In the run-up, there's always a bit of worry about whether all the venues will be ready in time. But in Brazil, which is hosting this year's World Cup soccer tournament, that worry is more like an anxiety attack right now. And since I'm planning to travel to Brazil for the World Cup this summer, I'm feeling some of that anxiety too.
Clay Ross and Brazilian Bluegrass
The World's Alex Gallafent profiles South Carolina guitarist Clay Ross who fuses Brazilian rhythms with American Jazz beats.
Global Hit Siba
The World's William Troop tells us about a musician from Brazil named Siba. He specializes in a kind of poetic street music that is popular in Brazil's northeastern corner. This is not samba, or bossa nova.