Xiu Ying
Xiu Ying is a Chinese freelance journalist interested in Brazil and Latin America.
Why We Believe a Covid-19 Vaccine Will Be Found, When One for AIDS Has Not
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Will there be vaccines? This is certain. Will they be effective? We do not know that. For instance, a...
Unemployment Much Lower Among Whites Than Black and Mixed-race Brazilians
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The unemployment rate among whites (9.8 percent) remained significantly lower in the first quarter of 2020 than the unemployment...
Rio State Will Not Comply With New Federal Guidelines on Essential Services
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The State Government of Rio de Janeiro announced on Tuesday morning, May 12th, that it will not be considering...
Rio de Janeiro Will Not Open Beauty Salons and Gyms
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Despite the decree issued by President Jair Bolsonaro on Monday, May 11th, in an extra edition of the Federal...
Rio Mayor Crivella Tightens Restrictions in Attempt to Contain Coronavirus Spread
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Mayor of Rio de Janeiro, Marcelo Crivella, announced on Monday, May 11th, a set of new restrictions to...
Niterói and São Gonçalo Start Lockdown; Rio will Also Enforce Restrictions
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The cities of Niterói and São Gonçalo, in Greater Rio, started a lockdown of roads on Monday, May 11th,...
Brazilian Mothers Raise Flags, Stand Beside Transgender and Transvestite Daughters
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Coming out of an appointment at the health center of the Várzea neighborhood in Recife, Sydia Fernandes, 53, and...
Brazil’s Congress Decrees Three-day Mourning for Coronavirus Death Toll
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On the same day that President Jair Bolsonaro scheduled a barbecue at the Alvorada Palace, the National Congress decreed...
Permanent Home Office and Office of the Future: Return to Post-Quarantine Work
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The return to the post-quarantine work routine will be very different from what it was before the outbreak of...
Against WHO Guidelines, Bolsonaro Says He Will Hold BBQ for 30 Guests on Saturday
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Contrary to the recommendations of the World Health Organization (WHO) and Brazil's Ministry of Health, the President of the...
Brazil Hotels Offer Half-Price Daily Rates, Other Discounts, Valid Until 2021
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - With hotels closed or nearly empty, voucher sales are one of the means found by entrepreneurs in the sector...
With Record Deaths in Single Day, Rio Reaches 1,394 Coronavirus Fatalities (May 7th)
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Rio de Janeiro State Health Secretariat reported on Thursday, May 7th, that the state recorded 14,156 confirmed cases...
Masks Now Mandatory in Public Transportation Throughout Rio de Janeiro State
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The use of masks inside intermunicipal transport vehicles will be mandatory as of today, May 8th, in the whole...
Prosecutor’s Office Recommends Study on Lockdown in Rio de Janeiro
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Rio de Janeiro State Prosecutor's Office (MPRJ) recommended that Governor Wilson Witzel and Mayor Marcelo Crivella conduct studies...