Homicides Increased Four Percent in First Nine Months in Brazil
The number of homicides in Brazil increased by four percent in the first nine months of the year, compared to...
November 20, 2020Section
Society
Daily Interest News from Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
COVID-19 Cases Soar in Brazil’s Largest Indigenous Reservation
The coronavirus has spread rapidly through the Yanomami indigenous reservation in northern Brazil and more than a third of its...
November 19, 2020
With Increased Covid-19 Deaths and Cases, Brazil Could Return to Social Isolation
After a slow drop in the number of coronavirus cases and deaths over the past two months, the country is...
November 19, 2020
Second Pandemic Wave May Have Reached Brazil: More Worrisome Than First Wave?
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The second wave of the novel coronavirus pandemic may have reached the country - and...
November 19, 2020
Bolsonaro to Rural Workers: “Congratulations to You Who Have Not Faltered” in Pandemic
After saying that Brazil needs to stop being a country of "sissies" and face the novel coronavirus, President Jair Bolsonaro...
November 19, 2020
Covid-19: Brazil Counts 756 Deaths and 34,091 Cases in Past 24 Hours (November 18th)
In the last 24 hours Brazil recorded 756 more Covid-19 deaths and 34,091 new cases of the disease.
November 19, 2020
Instability Disconnected Energy System Supplying Brazil’s Amapá State
The instability in Amapá's power system caused the energy supply to be cut off, interrupting the supply to 13 of...
November 19, 2020
São Paulo State Issues Decree Extending Quarantine Plan to December 16th
The São Paulo government yesterday issued Decree No. 65,295 in the Federal Gazette, extending quarantine throughout the state until December...
November 18, 2020
Second Covid-19 Wave in Brazil: What Experts and Science Say
Brazil has clearly failed to deal with the pandemic as Europe did. Our social distancing and lockdown was partial and...
November 18, 2020