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, 2020Section
Society
Daily Interest News from Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
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
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, 2020
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