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How a High-contact Culture Like Brazil Is Coping in a Covid World
Christmas is coming. Like many people around the world, Brazilians envy North Americans for ...
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 ...
Fundamentalist Christians and Conspiracy Theorists in US and Brazil Go to War Against Netflix’s Cuties
The fallout to the French film ‘Cuties’ may be more dramatic than the movie ...
Resurgence of Covid-19 in Brazil’s Amazon Dashes Hopes of Herd Immunity
The largest city in Brazil’s Amazon has closed bars and river beaches to contain ...
Trying Social Distancing in a Brazil That Doesn’t Believe in Personal Space Boundaries
Here in Brazil, like the rest of the world, we are under lockdown. Every ...
Getting Comfy with Covid-19 in Brazil
I’ve been having an unusual number of birthdays, several a day in fact. It ...
Brazil: Paradise for Foreign Investors Except for Red Tape, Bad Infrastructure and Labor Laws
Despite the recent stagnation in its economy, largely as a result of the decline ...
A Farm in Brazil Provides a Unique Window on Human Evolution
Human beings used to be defined as “the tool-maker” species. But the uniqueness of ...
Dandarah, a Brazilian App Offers Panic Button and Safe Spaces to LGBT+ Population
An app that maps safe spaces for LGBT+ people and features a panic button ...
How Internet and American TV Are Reshaping the Architecture of the Brazilian Family
The family has always been at the center of Brazilian life, providing a nearly ...