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    Ever since a 1904 revolt against the smallpox vaccine, Brazil has run extremely successful vaccination programs. Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

    Once Again Brazilians Reject a Vaccine, This Time Led by Their President

    The world is eagerly awaiting the release of several Covid-19 vaccines, but Brazilian President ...

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    Pedro Cantisano
    Waiãpi indigenous children in Amapá state, Brazil. Image by Sam Cowie/Mongabay.

    Amazon Indians Fear Coronavirus Amid a Campaign to Convert Them to Christianity

    Indigenous leaders in Brazil are acting to avert the devastating impact coronavirus could have ...

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    Sam Cowie

    In Brazil Health Care Is Universal: 10% Like It, 61% Call It Bad or Terrible

    Brazilians have a public health system called SUS (Unified Health System). It is a ...

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    Lourenço Canuto