Health
Experiment with Genetically-Modified Mosquitoes Backfires in Brazil
An attempt to contain the populations of the yellow fever mosquito Aedes aegypti in ...
Killer Scorpions Are Invading Brazil’s Urban Centers
I live in São Paulo, the biggest city in Brazil, home to some 12 ...
Two Studies Show Açaí Juice Is One of Main Causes of Chagas Disease in Brazil
Artisan juice made with açaí, the fruit of a palm that grows in the ...
For Cuban Doctors in Brazil a Choice Between Being a Slave or a Refugee
Isabela, one of more than 8,000 Cuban health workers in Brazil, saw two options ...
When Importing Sperm, Brazilians Insist on White Donors, Preferably with Blue Eyes
The commodification of biomaterials, such as eggs and sperm, and their associated products, has ...
Brazil’s Plastic Surgeons Mission Has Been Fixing Errors of Too Much Racial Mixing
In the U.S., if you want a face lift or a tummy tuck, it’s ...
Despite Economic Crisis, Demand for Designer Vaginas in Brazil Grows by 80%
In Brazil, a country famed for its obsession with the beautiful body, women are ...
Brazil Congress Might Ban All Abortions Even When Mother’s Life Is in Danger
More pregnant women could die in Brazil if it passes a law banning all ...
In an Act of Revenge, Brazilian Gold Miners Set Government Buildings Ablaze
Hundreds of armed men have set fire to environmental agency buildings in Brazil’s Amazon ...
Brazil to Deal with Older People and Higher Health Insurance Before Becoming a Developed Country
The estimated aging of the Brazilian population and a rise in medical costs should ...
