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Anastassiya Bezhekeneva/Getty Images Brazil Passed a New Law Inspired by a Dog’s 10-Year Grave Vigil. Here’s What It Does.
In the southeastern state of São Paulo, a hyper-loyal dog has helped rewrite local laws.
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Photo: Luiz Fernando Ribeiro, CC-BY 4.0 The Tiny New Species of Pumpkin Toadlet Is Giving Me Cuteness Rage
Doesn’t it just make you sick?
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Photo: Brunomartinsimagens / Getty Images The Stunning First and Final Bloom of Rio de Janeiro’s Talipot Palm Trees
Once the flowers dwindle, the palms will naturally die.
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Not the lions in question. Photo: yatigra / Getty Images Man Mauled to Death After Climbing Into Zoo’s Lion Enclosure
“The blame is never on the animal. We need to reinforce respect and awareness when dealing with wildlife.”
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Brazilian Gamers Are Playing as Their Favorite Favela Gang Members
We spoke to two modders who’ve been turning the first-person shooter Squad into a simulation of Brazil’s civil war.
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Would You Visit an Island Populated by Venomous Snakes? We Did.
Snake Island is real—and it doesn’t want you there.
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All photos: Tommaso Protti How I Photographed the Most Violent Places in South America
For over a decade, Tommaso Protti has been capturing this lawless frontier—from murder scenes in the drug-infested urban Amazon, to migrant nightmare train “The Beast.”
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