'Change thinking, save lives': can Rio's nudge unit halt coronavirus?

Behavioural science is being used to tackle some of Brazil’s biggest challenges, from the pandemic to extreme weatherCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBrazil has been the Latin American country hardest-hit so far by the coronavirus pandemic, with many fearing that deaths from Covid-19 are rocketing well beyond the 2,588 officially recorded so far.The situation is particularly dire for the millions of Brazilians living in densely populated favelas where physi