Black sand, hot beaches: Welcome to Brazil's radioactive beach town

Imagine sinking your toes into warm, black sand that's not just sun-soaked — it's radioactive. Welcome to Guarapari, a popular Brazilian coastal town where the beaches regularly register radiation levels up to 55 times higher than the U.S. average.

So what's behind Guarapari's nuclear sunbathing experience? — Read the rest

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