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Santa Cruz FC, the Brazilian Soccer Team in the Heart of Zika Country, Is Fighting to Avoid Relegation
"We have to show the city is bigger than Zika. We can't let the bad news win."
Are Mosquitoes Behind an Increase in Brazilian Babies Born with Abnormally Small Heads?
Brazilian health authorities are urgently investigating whether a mosquito-born disease arrived in the country this year has caused a huge spike in babies born with microcephaly.
Frustrated Brazilians Fill Streets in Protest as President’s Approval Rating Plummets
More than 200 rallies were planned across the Brazil on Sunday, with crowds gathering nationwide for the third time since March to protest against President Dilma Rousseff.
Mexico Soccer Fans Debate Use of Controversial 'Puto' Chant
FIFA ceased its investigation into the Mexican team for using the derogatory phrase, but the controversy has incited debate in the country.
Police and Bus Drivers Strike in Brazil Ahead of World Cup
A strike by bus drivers caused mayhem in Sao Paulo, while police walked off the job yet again as Brazil prepares for the tournament.
The Brazilian Slum Children Who Are Literally Swimming in Garbage
Recife is known for its majestic bridges, but in November a newspaper photo highlighted one of the metropolis’s uglier aspects: a nine-year-old kid submerged in a garbage-filled canal beneath one of those famous bridges, picking cans out of the filthy...
