The Goiânia Accident: South America's Nuclear Tragedy

September 13, 1987. ​Four people die after a canister containing radioactive material is stolen from an abandoned hospital in the Brazilian city of Goiânia in 1987. This episode originally aired in 2023. Support the show! Join Into History for ad-free listening and more. History Daily is a co-production of Airship and Noiser. Go to HistoryDaily.com for more history, daily. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.