Health

From "Abortion Movie" by Lincoln Péricles, 2016

The Case to Legalize Abortion in Brazil While Congress Tries to Ban It

I met “Mariana,” a 20-year-old Brazilian woman, in Paraíba state, almost a year ago ...

Generics have special packaging in Brazil - Photo by ABr

A Brazilian Method to Trust Generic Drugs and Increase Their Use

A new methodology that can be used to compare generic drug regulations between countries ...

Once Again the US Is Banning Fresh Meat from Brazil

Brazil Rushes to Save Its Image After Another Ban of Fresh Meat by the US

Brazil rushed to contest a ban on fresh beef imports on Friday after the ...

Pregnant woman with a daisy

Brazil’s Teen Pregnancy Study Suggests Issue Needs a Different Approach

Efforts to reduce teen pregnancy rates in Brazil have shown mixed results, and new ...

Lack of sanitation in Brazil's favelas is common -

Basic Sanitation Might Be Coming Soon to a Big Favela in Rio

Brazilian authorities have taken the first step towards providing basic sanitation to more than ...

Getting vaccinated against yellow fever

WHO Comes to the Rescue of Brazil with 3.5 Million Doses of Yellow Fever Vaccine

In response to the yellow fever outbreak currently on-going in Brazil some 3.5 million ...

Hundreds of howler monkeys have been killed by the yellow fever virus. Credit: Carla Possamai, Muriqui Project of Caratinga

Yellow Fever Is Wiping Out Brazil’s Howler Monkeys

The deadly yellow fever — an infectious disease caused by a mosquito-borne virus — ...

Cattle being killed in Brazil

Something Rotten in the State of Brazil: The Meat they Eat

  Meat producing giants JSB SA and BRF SA are among dozens of meatpackers ...

Residents of Nova Palestina favela in São Paulo - Marcelo Camargo/ABr

When Housing Rights for Brazil’s Poor Clash with Drinkable Water for 5 Million

  On the fringes of São Paulo, hundreds of makeshift dwellings fashioned from discarded ...