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Have You Been to Bahia?

Mar 24, 2018

Geovane Silva holds his son Gustavo Henrique, who has microcephaly, in Recife, Brazil. Health authorities in the Brazilian state at the center of a rapidly spreading Zika outbreak have been overwhelmed by the alarming surge in cases of babies born with mi

Update: Up to 4 million Zika cases predicted

Jan 27, 2016

The 180,000-carat Bahia Emerald weighs 840 pounds and has been the subject of a contentious court battle between a colorful crowd of gem traders, miners and a real estate tycoon all vying for the prized jewel - once valued at $372 million.

A massive emerald from Brazil: Worth $900 million? Or nothing?

Apr 3, 2015