What Can History Teach Us About Responding to the Zika Virus?
With every outbreak, we must balance on the knife's edge between worrying too much and doing too little.
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Brazil
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Taking Names, Saving Trees
Brazil's program of increased enforcement in communities with high deforestation rates appears to have worked.
Punishment Wins Over Prevention in Brazil
Brazil's Congress is considering a measure to lower the age of criminal responsibility from 18 to 16. But this proposal misses the mark as an effort to reduce crime. We should try creating new norms for masculinity instead.
This Week in Sports Stadium Malfeasance
A round-up of news and research on stadium spending gone wrong.
A Rainforest-Protection Policy That Really Works
New research finds zero-deforestation pledges are effective, and buying zero-deforestation products helps.
Suape’s Children: The Social Conflict Surrounding One of Brazil’s Most Important Ports
What happens when you give power to a private security service in an attempt to quickly boost economic growth.
Studying an Entire Lifetime
For over 30 years, Brazil has run one of the largest studies of a population since birth.
World Cup Fever: A Missed Opportunity for Brazil?
For many, the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympic Games represent missed opportunities to tackle health problems and inequality.