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Not many fish are left to bite in Rio’s trash-lined bay

February 26, 2016Environment

Rio de Janeiro’s Guanabara Bay has become so polluted that catching fish is all but impossible.

The bigger problems behind Brazil’s recent disease outbreaks

February 26, 2016Environment

Brazil’s huge dam is built, but these women won’t stop fighting

February 25, 2016Environment

This Brazilian artist’s work doesn’t last, it melts. And that’s her point.

February 24, 2016Arts

The basic problem facing endangered species? Too many humans.

Could the Pill save the polar bear?

February 23, 2016Environment

Elaine Marques, 29 (center left) smiles at Germana Soares, 24, at a group birthday party for babies born with microcephaly in Recife, Brazil.

How Brazil’s favorite app is helping doctors and parents cope with microcephaly

February 23, 2016Health

Parents of children with microcephaly in Brazil are now finding each other via the social media platform WhatsApp. Brazilians doctors and scientists also credit the platform for helping them quickly understand the scope of the burgeoning epidemic of birth defects.

These mosquitoes could be a weapon against Zika

February 22, 2016Science

The mosquito that carries the Zika virus also carries dengue and other deadly diseases. So research into how to kill or alter the mosquito population is crucial in Brazil.

Brazil Zika and Olympic budget comparison chart

The budget for the Rio Olympics is 16 times higher than the budget to combat the Zika virus

February 22, 2016Health

The Olympics could end up costing even more if the budget overrun hits 179 percent — the average cost overrun of the past 17 Olympic games.