Covid-19: Brazil Records 165,000 Deaths and 5.84 Million Cases (November 14th)
The number of people infected with the novel coronavirus in Brazil during the pandemic is close to 5.85 million.
November 15, 2020Section
Society
Daily Interest News from Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Fiocruz: Nine Brazilian Capitals Show Rising Coronavirus Trend
Despite the recent drop in the number of cases and deaths by Covid-19 in Brazil - months after a persistent...
November 14, 2020
Detective Testifies “There Was Intercourse Between Everyone” in Flordelis’ Family
Delegate Barbara Lomba, in charge of the first stage of investigations into the death of Pastor Anderson do Carmo, said...
November 14, 2020
Bolsonaro Says Possibility of Covid Second Wave Is Only ‘Small Talk’
President Jair Bolsonaro downplayed the possibility of a second Covid-19 wave in Brazil. "And now there is this small talk...
November 14, 2020
Covid-19: Brazil Counts 5.8 Million Cases and 164,000 Deaths (November 14th)
The total number of people infected with the coronavirus during the pandemic stands at 5.8 million. Between Thursday and Friday,...
November 14, 2020
Brazil to Pay R$1,200 to Low-Income Residents Affected by Amapá Blackout
Brazil will have to pay t$1,200 us$220) to each low-income resident of the northern state of Amapá recently affected by...
November 13, 2020
Latin American e-Commerce Giant MercadoLibre Not Currently an Acquisition Target: CEO
Buenos Aires-based MercadoLibre, Latin America's largest ecommerce company which has experienced dramatic growth due to COVID-19 lockdowns, is not being...
November 13, 2020
Despite Rampant Transphobia, Brazil Sets Record for Transgender Candidates in 2020 Elections
Mostly white and male. This is the historical portrait of Brazilian politics. But in the 2020 municipal elections, a number...
November 13, 2020
Brazil Economy Minister: If Covid Second Wave Hits, Government Will Pay Emergency Aid
Minister of Economy Paulo Guedes stressed yesterday, November 12th, that should there be a second wave of infections by the...
November 13, 2020