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| Turning Point: Environmental Health in Brazil Claudio Csillag and Ricardo Zorzetto Abstract
In the two decades leading up to the turn of the twenty-first century, Brazil has stood at an environmental turning point that mirrors the political, economic, and cultural changes faced by the nation over the same period. Following the return of civilian government in 1984, Brazil instituted important reorganizations in the government and in society in general. The ensuing decades saw great strides in the areas of drinking water quality and treatment, solid and nuclear waste management, industrial pollution, pesticide exposures, and vectorborne diseases. Today, Brazil is fighting to set more effective environmental protection policies and to increase the health of its people. However, although significant advances have been achieved in many areas, there are still obstacles to be overcome.
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