Poverty in Argentina dropped to 37.3% at the end of 2021 but remains above the 2019 level
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Poverty was significantly reduced in 2021 and dropped to 37.3%, more than expected.
March 30, 2022Section
Life & Society
Uruguay: The average land price increased by 6% and sales by more than US$800 million in 2021
The land price increased 6% in Uruguay in 2021, with an average value per hectare (ha) of US$3,499, the Agricultural...
March 30, 2022
Brazil’s largest drug market disperses amidst squalor
Cracolandia, Brazil's largest open-air drug market, has moved after 30 years.
March 30, 2022
UN committee expresses concern over harassment of journalists in Bolivia
UN Human Rights Committee expressed concern about cases of harassment and intimidation of human rights defenders and journalists in Bolivia
March 30, 2022
Brazil: Chapada dos Veadeiros Park will have night visitation
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park (PNCV) will start a new visitation stage on March...
March 30, 2022
Damen, Kership and CSTC compete to supply Uruguay with two ocean patrol vessels
Uruguayan Navy had bids from China's CSTC, Netherlands' Damen and the Kership consortium, for the delivery of 2 deep-sea patrol...
March 29, 2022
Brazil: Rio’s bus services decide to go on strike for an indefinite period of time
Bus users will have difficulties moving around Rio City on March 29. On March 28, the Union of Road Transport...
March 29, 2022
Brazil’s cleanest beaches
According to a survey done by the Ministry of Regional Development (MDR), about 50% of Brazilians still do not have...
March 29, 2022
Brazil: Government aid reaches 23% of the population, but beneficiaries criticize amount
The main federal government program to transfer income to the poorest, the Auxílio Brasil ("Brazil Aid"), reaches almost a quarter
March 29, 2022