Hundreds of thousands are participating in the Kumbh Mela even as India overtakes Brazil in Covid infections.

BRAZIL is incubating new, more virulent strains of COVID-19 which post a serious risk to the rest of the world, a UK-based epidemiologist has said.

Tens of thousands are participating in Kumbh Mela even as India overtakes Brazil in Covid infections.

A head and outstretched arms have been added to Christ the Protector in the southern city of Encantado.

Ecocasa Atelier is a social residential design-build project in Brazil. It serves as proof that it is possible to build sustainable contemporary houses at an accessible price thanks to the most precious tool in architecture - design. The clients, whose main income is from art, music and event management, consented that the process be driven by environmental, material and human constraints. The available resources were used to their maximum potential with the least ecological impact.

Dengue risk is exacerbated in highly populated areas of Brazil after extreme drought because of improvised water containers housing mosquitoes, suggests a new study.

More cases are being found in the UK, including a variant first seen in Brazil.

This week Brazil reported more than 4,000 COVID-19 deaths in 24 hours. Emergency services are strained to the limit but President Jair Bolsonaro continues to ignore calls for a lockdown. (April 9)