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While seeking re-election, the mayor of Rio de Janeiro is making a huge campaign promise: free Ozempic for all.

RX and Medicine

Deranged Mayor Promises “No More Fat People” With Free Ozempic Shots

By Noor Al-Sibai

A white blimp crash landed into a residential neighborhood in São Paulo, Brazil on Wednesday around noon, surprising pedestrians.

Advanced Transport

Watch a Blimp Crash Into a Residential Neighborhood

By Sharon Adarlo

During the first six months of President Lula's time in office, the area of deforested land in the Amazon has dropped by 33 percent.

Good News! Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon Has Significantly Dropped in Just 6 Months

By Frank Landymore

A massive dust storm struck Brazil on Sunday, with massive plumes of dirt appearing to engulf entire cities that were enduring a long-term drought.

Watch a Huge Dust Storm Swallow an Entire City

By Dan Robitzski

Regions of the Amazon rainforest are now releasing more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere than they can absorb.

Renewable Energy

The Amazon Rainforest Is Starting to Emit More Carbon Than It Absorbs

By Victor Tangermann

A doctor from a COVID task force to Brazil compared the country's horrible pandemic response to a "biological Fukushima."

Doctor: Brazil’s Horrible COVID Response Is a “Biological Fukushima”

By Dan Robitzski

WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned that the coronavirus outbreak could get worse if countries don't nip it in the bud.

Science & Energy

Scientists Find “Mysterious” Virus With Almost No Known Genes

By Kristin Houser

Bad news: record-breaking fires have been burning up Brazil's Amazon rainforest since January, an increase of over 83 percent since last year.

Devastating Fires in Amazon Rainforest Can Be Seen From Space

By Victor Tangermann

Video: Jesus Saves, but Drone Delivers This Catholic Church from Boredom

Video: Jesus Saves, but Drone Delivers This Catholic Church from Boredom

By Kristin Houser

Illegal Logging Is Depleting the Amazon Rainforest 29% Faster Than Last Year

Science & Energy

Illegal Logging Is Depleting the Amazon Rainforest 29% Faster Than Last Year

By Jelor Gallego