Uber to Accept Fast Payments in Brazil in Partnership With Ebanx
More than 60 million people had already signed up to the newly launched instant payments platform, so-called Pix, before its...
November 16, 2020Section
Society
Daily Interest News from Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Life Should Return to Normal by End 2021, Says BioNTech/Pfizer Vaccine Scientist
According to BioNTech professor and co-founder Ugur Sahin, who leads the development of the U.S. pharmaceutical company Pfizer's vaccine against...
November 16, 2020
Nine of 13 Brazilian Mayoral Candidates Supported by Bolsonaro Are Not Elected
Traditional center-right and right-wing parties emerged as winners Sunday in the first round of local elections in Brazil, though far-right...
November 16, 2020
Women and Violence: Portuguese Campaign to Support Mari Ferrer Mobilizes Europe
The campaign began in the first week of this month with the involvement of people from several Portuguese cities and...
November 16, 2020
How Mental Health Has Become Priority in Pandemic
Seven months after the start of the novel coronavirus pandemic, mental health has become a major factor in people's daily...
November 16, 2020
Brazilians’ Passion for Home Office Declined in Pandemic
Brazilians' opinion of the Home Office has become less optimistic throughout the pandemic. A survey of social media comments by...
November 16, 2020
Brazil Records 140 Covid-19 Deaths in 24 Hours, Total Reaches 165,798 (November 15th)
Brazil has recorded 140 deaths by Covid-19 over the past 24 hours, according to data released on Sunday, November 15th,...
November 16, 2020
“They Said If I Climbed in Polls They’d Kill Me”: Candidate Who Survived Murder Attempted
PSDB's Solange Freitas, who is running in the city of Baixada Santista, had her car gunned down last Wednesday, November...
November 15, 2020
Rio de Janeiro’s Bars and Restaurants Have Lost Close to 30,000 Jobs in 2020
Data released by the Rio de Janeiro Bar and Restaurant Union (SINDRIO), show that the state of Rio has now...
November 15, 2020