Xiu Ying
Xiu Ying is a Chinese freelance journalist interested in Brazil and Latin America.
Rio’s City Hall Bans Handicraft Markets and Leaves Exhibitors Outraged
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Since June, approximately three thousand artisans are forbidden to exhibit their works in the city's markets of Rio de...
Mumps Cases Grew 130 Percent in Rio in First Eight Months of 2019
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The number of cases of mumps grew 130% from January to August of this year in the state of...
Rio de Janeiro Records its Highest Ever Winter Temperature
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The city of Rio de Janeiro recorded yesterday, September 12th, its highest ever winter temperature, with thermometers marking 41.6ºC...
Government Assesses Increasing Electoral Fund From R$1.8 Billion to R$3.7 Billion
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The government is considering raising the electoral fund for next year. The money, earmarked for campaigns of candidates for...
Deputy from Espírito Santo State Uses Tribune to ‘Order’ Crime and Offer Reward
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - State Deputy Captain Assunção (PSL) offered R$10,000 (US$2,500) to anyone who kills the person responsible for the murder by...
Nominated Prosecutor General Meets PT Senators in Search of Support for his Vote
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In search of support in the Senate, deputy prosecutor Augusto Aras, appointed Prosecutor General by President Jair Bolsonaro, met...
Ronaldinho Gaucho to Pay R$6 Million to Recover Impounded Passports
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Former football (soccer) star Ronaldinho Gaúcho and his brother Roberto Assis Moreira signed an agreement with the Rio Grande...
Washington Post Columnist Calls Brazil Foreign Minister Speech Incoherent Victimization
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - After criticizing what he called "climate-ism" and arguing that there is a "climate alarm" used by the press during...
Bolsonaro Discards Return of Financial Transactions Tax
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - President Jair Bolsonaro used his Twitter yesterday afternoon, September 11th, to refuse the re-enactment of the CPMF or the...
Post Office Workers Announce Nationwide Strike
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The 'Correios' ("Post Office") workers have decreed a general strike, for an indefinite period of time, as of Tuesday...
Bolsonaro Budget Slashes 43 Percent of Audiovisual Funding in Attack on ANCINE
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In another offensive against the National Cinema Agency (ANCINE), President Jair Bolsonaro decided to attack the main source of...
Incidence of Dengue in Brazil Increased 600 Percent in One Year
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Health Ministry reported today, September 11th, that 1,439,471 cases of dengue fever were reported nationwide from December 30th,...
Bolsonaro’s Party Compares his Stab Wound to September 11th Attacks in the U.S.
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The efforts of the Bolsonaro Party PSL to turn its leader into a hero knows no boundaries. A few...
Judge Orders Doria to Return Recalled Textbooks Addressing Gender to Schools
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL - A São Paulo court has determined that the State Governor of São Paulo has 48 hours to return the textbooks...