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    Looking for gold

    The Gold Rush in the Amazon Is Poisoning Fish and People with Mercury

    Holding a plastic bottle of toxic mercury with his bare hands on an illegal ...

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    Chris Arsenault and Karla Mendes
    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 ...

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    Chris Arsenault
    Homeless hold a protest in São Paulo

    Heroes or Thugs? They Invade Brazil’s Abandoned Buildings to Get Affordable Housing

      Behind a heavy metal gate and walls painted with murals of revolutionary icon ...

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    Chris Arsenault
    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 ...

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    Chris Arsenault