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Human rights abuses, powered by CIA technology

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Brazil’s climate crisis has already begun

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Bolsonaro, season 2 begins

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Coronavirus: the real risks for Brazil

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PCC, Brazil's uber-powerful criminal brotherhood

306

Antarctica, Brazil's icy Amazon

307

One year of Jair Bolsonaro, explained

308

Some humans still own other humans

309

Latin America's dangerous game

310

Brazil's age of extreme politics

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The turbulent path of Brazil's republic

312

How Lula's story explains Brazil

313

Can blockchain fix Brazil's bureaucracy?

314

Latin America's veins are wide open

315

Green and yellow (nuclear) submarine

316

Oil, Brazil's underwater treasure

317

Odebrecht's Peruvian wrecking ball

318

Bolsonaro flips off the world

319

How will Amazon Inc disrupt Brazilian retail?

320

Rio's war on a gay kiss

321

How Napoleon invented Brazil

322

WhatsApp-induced fires

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Brazil's role on the global stage

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Is Brazil capable of protecting the Amazon on its own?

325

Can Brazil approve a tax reform?

326

How Brazil's prisons became war zones

327

In Brazil, new terms and conditions will apply

328

Why Argentina's presidential election matters to Brazil

329

Discovering Rio's Little Africa

330

The Mercosur-EU trade deal, explained

331

Being LGBT in Bolsonaro's Brazil

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Faith is a profitable business in Brazil

333

You can't spell Car Wash without leaks

334

Earth v. Bolsonaro

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How to make a bad political climate worse

336

Brazil's census controversy

337

Is privatization the answer for Brazil's economy?

338

The business of Brazilian football

339

A look into Brazil's super-complex tax system

340

How should Brazil deal with China?

341

Why is the Brazil spying on Catholic priests?

342

After 1 year in jail, what will become of Lula

343

How Brazil deals with its past of torture and repression

344

The new face of Brazil's Operation Car Wash

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When Jair met Donald

346

Marielle Franco, one year of impunity

347

The business of Carnival in Rio de Janeiro

348

How to reform Brazil's pension system

349

Bolsonaro: Crisis Mode ON

350

Brazil's war on drugs failed. What next?

351

The rise of urban militias in Rio de Janeiro

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How to recover from the Brumadinho dam collapse

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How São Paulo killed its rivers

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Brazil's infrastructure woes

355

Was Michel Temer that bad of a president?

356

What was Jair Bolsonaro's inauguration like?

357

Brazil's crackdown on sugar

358

Were you scammed during Brazil's Black Friday?

359

Racism in football

360

Coups and revolutions throughout Brazilian history

361

Brazil's challenges for the environment

362

The first challenges ahead of Bolsonaro

363

Special: Brazil elects Jair Bolsonaro (live podcast)

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Brazil's critical transition

365

Solving Brazil's violence crisis

366

Brazil's political system in shatters

367

Special: Brazilian Constitution #4

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Special: Brazilian Constitution #3

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Special: Brazilian Constitution #2

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Special: Brazilian Constitution #1

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The final stretch of Brazil's presidential election

372

The downfall of Brazil's center-right

373

The state of Brazilian democracy

374

A whole new presidential campaign starts now

375

The destruction of Rio's National Museum

376

The role of social media in Brazilian politics

377

What has happened to the Brazilian left?

378

How do elections work in Brazil?

379

Interview: Guilherme Boulos, presidential candidate for Psol

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Picking the right vice president in Brazil

381

Abortion rights in Brazil

382

Brazil and the BRICS

383

Diseases that could make a return in Brazil

384

Brazil's judicial system is a mess right now

385

LGBTQ inclusion in Brazil

386

Brazil's silent rise in opioid consumption

387

Brazil's relationship with its national football team

388

Brazil's nuclear program

389

Alternative energy sources in Brazil

390

Brazil's truckers' strike

391

Brazil and Mercosur

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Racial inequality in Brazil

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Innovation in Brazil

394

The Venezuelan crisis

395

Fake news in Brazil

396

Brazil’s Lula is in jail. What happens now?

397

Brazil's soft power

398

Meet Flávio Rocha, Brazil's newest presidential candidate

399

How Marielle Franco's assassination will shake Brazilian politics

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Just how solid is Brazil’s economic recovery?