ICL: Covid-19 Transmission Rate in Brazil Back Above 1.0 (November 17th)
The novel coronavirus transmission rate (Rt) has once again increased in Brazil, points out monitoring from Imperial College in London,...
November 18, 2020Section
Society
Daily Interest News from Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Covid-19: Estimated Sales Prices of Most Advanced Vaccines Begin to Appear
Seven months after the start of the pandemic, pharmaceutical companies - often backed by large laboratories and educational institutions -...
November 18, 2020
Brazil Records 35,000 New Covid-19 Cases (November 17th)
Brazil has recorded 35,294 confirmed Covid-19 cases and 685 deaths in the past 24 hours, according to the latest bulletin...
November 18, 2020
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, 2020
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