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Number of Brazilians Receiving U.S. Green Cards Breaks Record in 2019

The number of Brazilians granted the green card in the United States has broken a record, show U.S. government data.

November 29, 2020

Alert: Circulation Restrictions Against Covid-19 Second Wave Should Be Restored

Health Secretaries and governors of several states in Brazil claim that the second wave of Covid-19 is a fact in...

November 29, 2020

Covid-19: Cumulative Cases Total 6.2 Million, Deaths Reach 172,000 (November 28th)

The number of cumulative cases of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) in Brazil reached 6,290,272, an increase of 51,922 infections registered...

November 29, 2020

Covid-19: ICU Occupancy Exceeds 70% in Ten Brazilian Capitals

Ten Brazilian capitals present ICU occupancy rates of over 70%, according to the Fiocruz Covid-19 Observatory report released on Friday,...

November 29, 2020

Digital Democracy Project in Brazil is Launched by FGV in Partnership With German Government

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Fundação Getulio Vargas’ Department of Public Policy Analysis (FGV DAPP), with the support of Germany’s...

November 28, 2020

Covid-19: ICU Bed Occupancy Over 90% in Rio’s Public and Private Hospitals

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Rio de Janeiro's N ational Health System (SUS) hospitals reached over 94% occupancy of...

November 28, 2020

Maradona’s Death May Trigger Family Inheritance Battle

Diego Maradona's tormented private life, with its tangled relationships and paternity suits, suggests distributing his inheritance will be a complex...

November 28, 2020

European Deputies Pressure Brazil to Refrain from Restricting NGOs in Amazon

A group of 68 European Parliament deputies sent a letter to Vice-president Hamilton Mourão and to the National Council of...

November 28, 2020

Fiocruz: 12 Brazilian Capitals Record Covid Surge as Increase Spreads Inland

Less than a month ago, the group of InfoGripe's researchers, of Fiocruz (Oswaldo Cruz Foundation), wrote in their weekly report...

November 28, 2020