Brazil

São Paulo Nightlife Guide for Friday, June 14, 2019

We have the top three picks for this Friday, and below there is a list of bars and lounges that...

June 14, 2019

Lava-Jato: Chronicle of a Death Foretold

Column, by Michael Royster RIBEIRÃO PRETO, BRAZIL – Twice last year there were times when the imminent passing of Lava-Jato...

June 13, 2019

Group’s Firing Is Death Blow to Human Rights in Brazil

The decision earlier this week by Brazil’s President, Jair Bolsonaro, of exonerating the entire team of the National Mechanism to...

June 13, 2019

Violent Deaths Continue Falling in Brazil; Murders Fell 23 Percent through April

Brazil recorded a 23 percent drop in violent deaths in the first four months of this year compared to the...

June 13, 2019

Residents Take Action at Garden of Allah in Rio de Janeiro

By Harold Emert RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Concerned about the decadence of one of Rio de Janeiro's once lovely...

June 13, 2019

Eating Eggs, Pork, and Chicken in Europe Increases Deforestation in Brazil

The environmental organization Greenpeace alerted on Tuesday, 11th, that eating eggs, chicken or pork in Europe increases deforestation in Brazil...

June 13, 2019

Brazil’s Public Prosecutor Receives 4,300 Reports of Child Labor Yearly

From 2014 to 2018, the Labor Public Prosecutor (MPT) registered over 21,000 reports of child labor. The MPT estimates that...

June 13, 2019

95.4 Percent of Tourists Intend to Return to Brazil, Says Survey

Most of the foreign tourists who visited Brazil in 2018 intend to return, according to the International Tourist Demand results.

June 13, 2019

Brazilian Health Watchdog Wants to Allow Medical Marijuana Plantations

The measures are part of a proposal submitted by Anvisa (National Health Surveillance Agency) on Tuesday, 11th to try to...

June 13, 2019