The Mapinguari, the one-eyed giant of the Amazon
A hairy cyclops with a mouth on its belly, or a surviving giant sloth? The legend of the Mapinguari and David Oren’s hunt in the Amazon.
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Eliza Samudio, the brutal murder that shocked Brazil
In short In June 2010 Eliza Samudio, 25, vanished after going with her baby son to the home of Bruno
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Organ trafficking in Brazil
In short In Brazil organ trafficking is a real and under-reported problem, fuelled by corruption and lack of oversight. The
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The most spectacular escape from Alcatraz
In short On the night of 11 June 1962 Frank Morris and the brothers John and Clarence Anglin escaped from
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