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Hundreds of thousands of homes in Rio Grande do Sul were left with no power or drinking water A mighty river is flowing out of the Amazon rainforest, and it’s not the one you’re thinking of. In the first kilometre above the forest canopy, a “flying river” is transporting moisture evaporated from Amazonian trees southwards along the Andes mountains towards Rio Grande do Sul, the southernmost state in Brazil. Almost the entire state – an area larger than the UK [...]

Dengue, caused by the virus transmitted by the bite of the female Aedes aegypti mosquito and, to a lesser extent, the Aedes albopictus mosquito, is an acute illness characterized mainly by high fever, body aches and redness of the skin. A small fraction of those displaying symptoms can experience a worsening disease at the end of the first week. These cases, classified as dengue with warning signs and severe dengue by the World Health Organization (WHO), are the most worrying, leading to [...]

The negative influence of the Brazilian press on the illegal slave trade is analyzed in a new book that sheds light on the role played by the media in major national events – by distorting the truth or presenting information related to their interests, as if they were true. Imprensa e escravidão – política e tráfico negreiro no Império do Brasil – Rio de Janeiro, 1822-1850 (Press and Slavery: Trade and Slave Politics in the Empire of Brazil – Rio de Janeiro, 1822-1850), which was [...]