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.
2026-05-31
BBC World
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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