Iolanda Fonseca
Iolanda Fonseca is a polyglot linguist of Portuguese nationality with a degree in Economics and a post-graduate degree in Languages and Literature.
São Paulo App Driver, Mistaken for Pedophile, Is Robbed, Savagely Killed
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Five people were arrested on Sunday, January 3rd, in Parelheiros, in southern São Paulo city, suspected of involvement in...
Bolsonaro Says Masks are “Fiction” and Attacks Protective Measures Against Covid
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On the last day in 2020, and the third consecutive day in which the country again recorded over one...
Covid-19: BioNTech/Pfizer Will Not Submit Vaccine for Emergency Use in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Pfizer pharmaceutical laboratory will not submit its immunizer, developed in partnership with German BioNTech to fight the novel coronavirus,...
Protests in Manaus City Against Closure of Businesses due to Virus
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Protests broke out on Saturday, December 26th, in Manaus, capital of the state of Amazonas, against the closure of...
Covid-19: Rio de Janeiro Tops São Paulo in Hospitalizations for First Time
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Over three days, December 18th, 19th and 20th, the D'Or Hospital network, the largest in Brazil, recorded more hospitalizations...
W.H.O. Says No Need for Alarm Over New Coronavirus Strain
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The World Health Organization (W.H.O.) cautioned against major alarm over a new, highly infectious variant of the coronavirus that...
So, You’re Brazilian…But Where Are You Really From?
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - You probably have to be a millennial or older to remember this joke from the early days of America’s...
World Begins Mass Vaccination Against Covid-19 with Many Questions
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - British actor Sir Ian McKellen, 81, who portrayed the mythical wizard Gandalf in the Lord of the Rings films,...
Police Killed Over 2,000 Children and Adolescents in Brazil in Past Three Years
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Some make newspaper pages and headlines, like João Pedro Mattos, 14, killed inside his home in São Gonçalo, in...
Science Magazine Article Alerts to Risk of Environmental Setback Along Brazilian Coast
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The renowned Science magazine has published an opinion letter by two researchers and experts of environmental organizations in Santa...
Study Says Pandemic Led Psychosomatic Disease Cases to Rise
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - An individual experiences specific pain or discomfort and, after seeing a doctor and undergoing medical exams, finds that the...
Brazilians Discover New Immigration Destination: Portugal’s Hinterland
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Covid-19 pandemic has opened up a new immigration destination from Brazil to Portugal: the hinterland. Without the pressure...
Brazil´s Butantan Announces Plan to Export CoronaVac to Latin American Countries
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Butantan Institute is negotiating the potential export of the CoronaVac, a vaccine against Covid-19 produced in partnership with...
Bolsonaro Zeroes Taxes on Arms Imports From January 1st, 2021
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - President Jair Bolsonaro said on Wednesday, December 9th, that the CAMEX (Chamber of Foreign Trade), under the Ministry of...