Eduardo Bolsonaro Supports Bill “Releasing” Medical Marijuana
Campaigning for the command of the Brazilian embassy in Washington, United States, Federal Deputy Eduardo Bolsonaro (PSL-SP) began to support...
September 12, 2019Section
Local Politics
Local Political News for Rio de Janeiro City and State
Palatial First Seat of Brazil Government, in Salvador, May Become Hotel
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - It was built in 1549 as a wattle and daub house, where Tomé de Souza,...
September 9, 2019
Federal Prosecutor Urges Supreme Court to ban Seizure of Books at the Rio Biennale
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Federal Prosecutor General, Raquel Dodge, urged the Federal Supreme Court (STF), this Sunday morning,...
September 8, 2019Book Publisher Says Rio Mayor and São Paulo Governor “Put Brazil in Medieval Times”
Luiz Schwarcz, CEO and founder of the Brazilian publisher based in São Paulo, 'Companhia das Letras', criticized the attitude of...
September 7, 2019Brazilian YouTuber Distributes Over10,000 LGBT-themed Books at Rio’s Book Biennial
After the Rio de Janeiro City Hall sent inspectors to the Book Biennial on Friday, September 6th, in search of...
September 7, 2019David Miranda Kisses Glenn Greenwald in Graphic Protest Against Rio’s Mayor
David Miranda reacted to Mayor Marcelo Crivella, who asked for the collection of the comic book "Vingadores - A Cruzada...
September 7, 2019São Paulo Government Announces End of Public Laboratory Combating Cancer
The laboratory of 'Fundação Oncocentro de São Paulo' (FOSP), the institution responsible for examinations to detect cancer, provide patient care,...
September 2, 2019Mayor of São Paulo Enacts Smoke-Free Law for Municipal Public Parks
Bruno Covas, the mayor of São Paulo, enacted this Friday, August 30th, the law prohibiting smoking in the city's municipal...
August 31, 2019Rio Stands out in Urban Sustainability Index 2019
The Urban Sustainability Index (ISLU) 2019, which measures municipalities' commitment to the National Solid Waste Policy (PNRS), once again placed...
August 26, 2019