Rio de Janeiro
A Rio de Janeiro Carnival parade will spotlight the story of Xica Manicongo, a 16th-century trans woman who was nearly executed by the Portuguese Inquisition. Paraiso do Tuiuti, one of Rio’s top samba schools, will use its performance to honor her legacy and highlight violence against transgender people in Brazil, which has the world’s highest […]
Scientists have discovered high levels of cocaine in Brazilian sharpnose sharks near Rio de Janeiro. Marine biologists from the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation tested 13 sharks and found cocaine concentrations in their muscles and livers up to 100 times higher than those in other aquatic creatures. This marks the first time cocaine has been detected in […]
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