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29/08/2023, PF deflagra duas operações contra desmatamento e lavagem de dinheiro. Foto: Polícia Federal/Divulgação
International

Brazil: Study proposes halting deforestation for zero greenhouse gases

The research underscores that, in Brazil's context, solutions rooted in nature itself prove more effective than costly technological interventions like carbon capture.

Rio de Janeiro - Comunidade da Rocinha, após confrontos entre grupos de traficantes rivais pelo controle de pontos de venda de drogas (Fernando Frazão/Agência Brasil)
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Study gauges impact of shootings on health of favela residents in Rio

The risks of people in the slums most exposed to gunfire developing depression and anxiety are more than twice as high as in other communities. Prevalence is also higher for insomnia and high blood pressure.

Praia Cabo Frio
General

Urbanized areas in Brazil are equivalent to 0.54% of total territory

The sum of the country's urbanized areas (45,945 km²) is larger than the territories of nations, such as Denmark and the Netherlands, according to IBGE manager Alvarenga.

Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, FIOCRUZ
Health

Study: anticoagulant inhibits covid virus replication

The drug Apixaban was already recommended to prevent high levels of D-dimer, which is the end product of the coagulation cascade and is directly related to severe covid-19.

Crianças participam da oficina da mostra “O Conto da Ilha Desconhecida”, inspirada na obra de José Saramago, no Museu da Língua Portuguesa.
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Study shows how pandemic hit health, education of children in Brazil

The survey found a reduction in daycare and preschool enrollment from 2020 to 2021, a decline in vaccination, and effects on the diet of kids up to six years old.