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Bahia

Have You Been to Bahia?

Arts, Culture & Media

On this week’s show, there’sa lovely storyabout the song that made Brazilian samba queen Carmen Miranda an international star in 1939 — “O Que Que a Bahiana Tem.” The name roughly translates to “What is it that the Bahian woman has?” When I hear the word Bahia, I immediately get a picture in my mind… […]

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

Health
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?

Business