Xiu Ying
Xiu Ying is a Chinese freelance journalist interested in Brazil and Latin America.
Chocolate Festival Comes to City of Nova Friburgo Next Weekend
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Ready your stomach and diet as of August 26th because the 9th edition of the Festival do Chocolate de...
São Paulo Electoral Court Convicts Fernando Haddad of Slush Fund Use in 2012
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Fernando Haddad (PT) was convicted of having a slush fund ("caixa dois") from UTC Engenharia in the 2012 campaign...
Governor Witzel Suggests Cariocas Avoid Bus Stops During Police Actions
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The governor of Rio de Janeiro, Wilson Witzel, after meeting with vice president Hamilton Mourão in Brasília, said on...
“Argentina is Increasingly Closer to Venezuela,” Bolsonaro Affirms
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - President Jair Bolsonaro once again attacked the results of Argentina's PASO primary elections on Sunday, August 11th, in which...
Argentina’s New Finance Minister Embraces Challenges and Uncertainties
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Hernán Lacunza, Argentina's new Treasury and Public Finance Minister, will have to steer the country's economic agenda facing major...
Chinese Firm Unveils a Scooter That Can Return to Charging Stations by Itself
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - To solve one of the shared electric scooters' major issues -- they are left anywhere on the streets after...
President Bolsonaro Still Considering Nominees for Federal Prosecutor General
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The first two-year mandate of the Federal Prosecutor General, Raquel Dodge, ends on September 17th. The renewal of Dodge's...
Education Minister Says University Funding Could be Unblocked Next Month
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Minister of Education, Abraham Weintraub, said on Friday, August 16th, that the current situation points to the possibility...
Bolsonaro Signs Decree Favoring Rodeos at Cowboy Country Fair
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Cheered by an audience of 30,000 in the main arena of the "64ª Festa de Peão Boiadeiro de Barretos"...
Bolsonaro States he Does not Intend to Demarcate Indigenous Lands
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - President Jair Bolsonaro said on August 16th that countries investing funds in Brazil for environmental preservation programs are "buying...
Brazilian Government Introduces Project to Encourage Youth Entrepreneurship
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The National Youth Secretariat launched on Friday, August 16th, the Espaço 4.0 project, which will furnish community centers with...
Brazil’s Lula Says he Will Prove From Jail that Moro and Dallagnol are Bandits
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Former president Lula said in another interview granted by the Federal Police in Curitiba that he will prove that...
Brazilian Banks to Provide Inflation-Adjusted Housing Loans
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Banks will be able to offer inflation-adjusted housing loans. The National Monetary Council (CMN) has approved a resolution allowing...
United States to Finance English Teaching Projects in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The U.S. embassy and consulates are accepting proposals from non-profit educational organizations teaching the English language to develop and...