Analysis: Pandemic Has Widened Racial Inequality in Brazilian Labor Market
Racial inequality in the Brazilian labor market is historical and has been exacerbated by the crisis triggered by the novel...
November 18, 2020Section
Society
Daily Interest News from Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Brazil to Receive First Doses of China’s Sinovac COVID-19 Vaccine: Butantan Institute
Brazil’s Butantan Institute biomedical center will receive the first doses of China’s Sinovac vaccine against COVID-19 this week, institute director...
November 17, 2020Brazilian Miner Vale Ends Meeting Without Brumadinho Dam Burst Disaster Settlement
A hearing between Brazilian miner Vale SA and the government of Brazil’s Minas Gerais state ended on Tuesday, November 17th,...
November 17, 2020
Brazil to Track Iillegal Amazon Wood Exports Using Isotopes: President
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said his government in coming days will name countries that are importing wood illegally extracted from...
November 17, 2020
Brazil’s Sixth-Largest City Elects Its First Trans City Councilor, Duda Salabert
Belo Horizonte, the bustling capital of Brazil´s large Minas Gerais state, elected its first trans candidate, teacher Duda Salabert (PDT),...
November 17, 2020
Brazil Inflation Projection for 2020 Climbs Slightly to 3.25 Percent
The financial market has raised the inflation estimate for this year. The projection for the Broad National Consumer Price Index...
November 17, 2020
Brazil Reports Further 13,000 Covid-19 Cases; Deaths Exceed 166,000 (November 16th)
Health authorities in Brazil have recorded 166,014 deaths related to Covid-19 infection since the start of the pandemic in the...
November 17, 2020
ANP: Average Ethanol Price at Pumps Climbs in 13 States, Falls in 11 States
The average prices of hydrous ethanol increased in 13 states and the Federal District in the week ended on Saturday,...
November 17, 2020
Ten Brazilian Cities Will Be Led by Indigenous Mayors in 2021
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - As of January 2021, ten Brazilian cities will be run by Mayors who declare themselves...
November 17, 2020