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Covid-19: Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro to lift some restrictive measures by late November
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Health Secretary Soranz confirmed the city's intention to publish a decree on Monday eliminating the use of masks in...
Brazil Bolsonaro says Economy Minister will remain until the end of his term: “We will leave together”
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Bolsonaro challenged the Federal Supreme Court (STF) and guaranteed Guedes' permanence until the end of his term. "We will...
After a 5-year decline, number of companies in Brazil grew in 2019 – IBGE
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Entitled Demographics of Businesses and Entrepreneurship, the survey discloses companies' opening, closing and survival rates, in addition to their...
Covid-19: In Australia, all the “fully vaccinated” will become “unvaccinated” unless all state-mandated booster shots are accepted
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Authoritarian Premier Daniel Andrews of Australia's Victoria state has announced that people who are "fully" vaccinated against Covid-19 will...
How Jundiaí became a model city for sanitation in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Located 55 kilometers from the São Paulo capital and with an estimated population of 426,935 inhabitants, according to the...
Brazil foreign trade deficit up 391% in September over same month in 2020
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - According to Central Bank data, this is the worst result for the month since 2019, when the balance was...
Brazil: 35,000 children and adolescents murdered in 5 years; figure for up to 4-year-olds rises 27% in 2020
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Between 2016 and 2020, 35,000 children and adolescents were murdered in Brazil, an average of 7,000 per year, according...
Covid-19: New coronavirus variant Delta plus is potentially more contagious
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - British health authorities said on Friday (22) that they are analyzing the subvariant of the delta strain of Covid-19...
The film “Apenas el sol” represents Paraguay on the road to the Oscars
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The documentary film "Apenas el sol" will represent Paraguay on the road to the Oscars of the Hollywood...
Brazil markets panic over Bolsonaro government’s fiscal juggling act
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazilian financial markets ended a week of panic over the juggling act of Jair Bolsonaro's government to break the...
MEPs of European Parliament defend fundamental rights of EU citizens, oppose mandatory proof of vaccination
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In an unprecedented move, four MEPs from several minority party groupings have joined forces, reacting to the increased violations...
Tensions just days before climate summit: Argentina and Brazil seek to remove assessment favoring plant-based diets
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A few days before the start of the Climate Summit (COP26) in Glasgow, where leaders will discuss new measures...
Golden Visa for foreign investors in Portugal from 2022 with significantly more restrictions
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Starting January 1, 2022, the Portuguese government will change the rules for the Golden Visa. This scheme allows foreigners...
The 10 memorable places in Peru that Lonely Planet says you must visit
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The renowned international travel and tourism magazine Lonely Planet has compiled a list of 10 places in Peru that...