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Brazil Survey Finds Microplastics on 69% of Beaches

Brazil has taken a microscope to its beaches—and the picture is sobering. A nationwide survey of 1,024 beaches found microplastics on 69.3% of them,...

How University of São Paulo Became Latin America’s Top-Ranked University—And Why It Matters

The University of São Paulo (USP) is now the highest-placed university in Latin America in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2026, sitting in the 201–250 global band. Brazil’s Unicamp follows in 351–400, and...

From São Luís to Salvador: The Railway That Could Redefine Brazil’s Northeast

Brazil’s Northeast—home to more than 57 million people, fast-growing ports, and a mix of farms and industry—still moves most goods and almost all intercity...

Brazil’s Big Experiment: Can Free Publich Transport Work Nationwide?

Brazil is debating a simple idea with big consequences: making everyday public transport free....

A Megacity’s Safety Net: How Sabesp’s EMAE Deal Strengthens...

Sabesp, São Paulo state’s water utility, has struck two agreements to take control of EMAE for R$1.131 billion ($213...

Brazil’s Largest City Backs Major Metro Expansion to Ease West Side Gridlock

São Paulo is moving ahead with one of its most anticipated transit projects: the extension of Metro Line 4–Yellow beyond Vila Sônia to Taboão...

Hunting Down the Bad Guys: Rio’s Police to Receive Bonuses for Neutralizing Criminals

Rio de Janeiro’s legislature revived a bold measure on September 23 to reward civil police officers who seize high-caliber...

Brazil Now Has More Latin American Top Hospitals Than Anyone—Here’s Why

Brazil now leads Latin America’s hospital quality race. The latest IntelLat ranking, based on a detailed study, moved 30...

Assassinations, Money Laundering, Urban Strongholds: Brazil’s PCC’s Unstoppable Rise

The Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC), Brazil’s largest criminal faction, has evolved from violent...

Has Poverty Really Fallen in Brazil? A Deep Dive Beyond the Official Claims

(Analysis) In July 2025, Brazil’s Minister for Social Development, Wellington Dias, declared that 3.5 million...

Brazil’s Amazon Forest Hit Hard in 2025, Nearly Twice New York City’s Area Cleared

Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research (INPE) reports a 27% surge in Amazon deforestation in the first half of...