Donna Bowater
Will Brazil's New Anti-Doping Lab Be Ready for the Rio Olympics?
After losing its WADA accreditation in 2013, Brazil's top sports doping laboratory has a new building and a bigger staff. Will it be ready for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio?
Brazil Says It Can Deal with Any Security Threat to the Olympics — Including Terrorism
The authorities say they have received no indication of a terrorist threat to the Rio Games, but that they would be ready for one if it came.
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.
How Rio de Janeiro Fell in Love with the Bagel
“We always try to give everything a Brazilian element. New York bagels are made with a malt syrup but we use Brazilian artisan beer,” says Jorge Jacob, owner of recently opened Rio bagel shop The Baguel Store.
A Snapshot From the Inaugural World Indigenous Games
With more than 2,000 athletes from around 30 different countries, the first World Indigenous Games was an unruly clash of tradition and modernity, politics and performance.
What It’s Like to Hold a Food Festival in a Rio de Janeiro Slum
Rio de Janeiro’s Comida de Favela food festival sees restaurants from the Maré shanty complex—notorious for its competing gang factions—take part in a month-long competition to find the favela’s best dish.
Brazil's Slow Legal System Is Taking Years to Try an Allegedly Murderous Doctor
The scandal briefly gripped Brazil two years ago, uniting two of the country's most serious injustices: unequal access to healthcare and legal help. But hundreds of families are still waiting for answers.