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Brazilians choke as fire smoke blankets 80% of country

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South America's biggest country has for weeks been choking on pollution along with much of the rest of the continent battling extreme drought and record fires.

Millions of hectares of forest and farmland have burnt in Argentina , Brazil , Bolivia , Colombia , Ecuador , Paraguay and Peru .

Experts say that inhaling smoke from the fires has effects comparable to smoking four or five cigarettes a day.

Internet searches for "air quality" reached record levels in Brazil in recent days .

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formal

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English

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