Yahoo News
Divers Plunge 220 Meters Into Brazilian Lagoon, Still Can't Find Bottom (Or Their Sense of Direction)
A Brazilian lagoon that looks like a swimming pool is actually a bottomless pit of cave-diving terror, and Reddit is here for it.
2026-08-15
Yahoo News
2026-08-14
The Guardian
Flood-Weary Porto Alegre Braces for Another El Niño, Because of Course
Porto Alegre's flood-weary residents, still rebuilding after a deadly 2024 deluge, now face another El Niño with incomplete defences and government plans that feel less like protection and more like expulsion.
2026-08-08
UN News
Indigenous Youth Fight Climate Change with Wi-Fi, War Cries, and Really Good Playlists
Brazil's Indigenous youth fight climate change and misinformation with art, music, and social media - because if the world is burning, you might as well post about it.
2026-07-23
Grist
Brazil's Amazon Deforestation Hits Decade Low, But Experts Say 'Hold Your Celebration'
Brazil's Amazon deforestation hits decade low, but experts warn the soy moratorium collapse and JBS's backtracking could reverse gains faster than a sloth on a treadmill.
2026-07-21
BBC World
Brazil’s Amazon Burns Less in 2025, Which Is Nice, But Maybe Don’t Get Too Excited
Brazil's Amazon saw the smallest burned area since 1985, giving Lula a boost before elections, but scientists warn it's too soon to declare victory.
2026-07-19
Piranha Panic: Should You Cancel Your South American Vacation or Just Watch Where You Wade?
Piranhas: fewer flesh-eating frenzies than Hollywood promised, but still capable of nibbling a toe or two if you're not paying attention.
2026-06-26
The Guardian
Sacred Brazilian Drumming Gets the Remix Treatment It Deserves, Because of Course It Does
A dusty field recording of Afro-Brazilian candomblé drumming gets the remix treatment, because nothing says 'spirit possession' like a techno beat.
2026-06-16
Brazil's Seasonal Desert Lagoons: Nature's Way of Showing Off for Six Months
Brazil’s Lençóis Maranhenses National Park turns its sand dunes into crystal-clear lagoons for six months, proving that even deserts like to take a dip now and then.
2026-06-05
ScienceDaily
Study Finds Men Have One Simple Salt Habit, Women Have a Whole Spreadsheet
Study of 8,300 older Brazilians finds men add salt simply; women consider diet, location, and ultra-processed foods before reaching for the shaker.
2026-05-31
BBC World
Brazil Places Two Patients in 'Please Don't Be Ebola' Holding Pattern
Brazil nervously watches two international travelers with Ebola-like symptoms, but they probably just have meningitis and malaria - which is somehow comforting.
The Guardian Europe
Brazil Police's 'Revenge Rampage' Still Haunts Families 20 Years Later, Justice Remains a Distant Promise
Twenty years after Brazil police killed over 500 people in a revenge rampage following gang attacks, families are still waiting for justice - and the state is still producing 'mothers of May.'
2026-05-22
Inside Climate News
Brazil's Supreme Court Gives a Green Light to a Rainforest-Destroying 'Grain Train' Because of Course They Did
Brazil's Supreme Court clears the way for a 600-mile railway through the Amazon, because nothing says progress like enabling more deforestation for soybean exports.
2026-05-20
The Guardian Europe
Humpback Whale Takes 'Scenic Route' 15,000km, Sets Unofficial 'Longest Commute' Record
A humpback whale swam from Brazil to Australia over 22 years, setting the longest documented journey for its species and reminding us that even whales occasionally take the scenic route.
2026-05-14
The Guardian Europe
Brazil's Atlantic Forest Finally Takes a Breather, Records Lowest Deforestation in 40 Years
Brazil's Atlantic forest posts its lowest deforestation in 40 years, but a 'devastation bill' and a potential Bolsonaro return threaten to undo all that progress.
2026-05-02
The Guardian Europe
Germany Finally Returns 113-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Skull Named After Scientists' Annoyance
After three decades of legal squabbling and a name that literally means 'annoyance', Germany agrees to send a rare dinosaur skull back to Brazil, possibly setting a precedent for less-colonially-tinged palaeontology.
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