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    Sebastiana Pinto da Silva, midwife at Terra Dominial Indígena Barreira da Missão, in Tefé, Amazonas Photo: Luís Patriani.

    ‘Doctors Have Science, We Have Wisdom,” Says Midwife Defending Her Work Inside the Amazon

    The community of Deus é Pai (“God is our Father”) sits by the Tefé ...

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    Luís Patriani
    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

    Rio Olympics: Menstrual Cycle and Performance in Hot Weather

    New research from Massey University’s College of Health from New Zealand has shed light ...

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    Health Plan Costs Become a Burden for Brazilian Elderly

    A recent survey by Brazil’s Getúlio Vargas Foundation (FGV) has found that health plan ...

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    Aécio Amado