Rio de Janeiro School Supports Gender-Neutral Vocabulary, Sparking Controversy
The parents of students at the Franco-Brasileiro High School, located in Laranjeiras, Rio de Janeiro's South Zone, agreed yesterday to...
November 12, 2020Section
Society
Daily Interest News from Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Fiocruz: Brazilian Covid-19 Vaccine Could Advance to Clinical Trials in 2021
While preparing to produce the Covid-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca Pharmaceutical Company and Oxford University, the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz)...
November 12, 2020
Covid-19: Brazil Exceeds 5.75 Million Cases (November 11th)
With deficient data, the Ministry of Health released the Covid-19 figures in the country in the past 24 hours, with...
November 12, 2020
CoronaVac Vaccine Volunteer’s Cause of Death Was Suicide, Say Brazilian Police
The cause of death of the CoronaVac vaccine volunteer was suicide, according to the police report obtained on Tuesday, November...
November 11, 2020
Rio de Janeiro Artist Paints Masks for Those Who Want to Show Their Face
Jorge Roriz, 65, used to create the magical world of Rio de Janeiro’s Carnival with its colorful costumes and fantastic...
November 11, 2020
Bolsonaro: Brazil Must Stop Being ‘Country of Sissies’, Must Face Pandemic ‘Head-on’
On Tuesday, November 10th, President Jair Bolsonaro said that Brazil must "stop being a country of sissies" and face the...
November 11, 2020
Violence Escalates before Brazil’s Municipal Elections: 82 Murdered Candidates or Militants
Two candidates and three precinct delegates killed, a city councilor shot, four politically motivated crimes within a month.
November 11, 2020
Survey Highlights Brazilian Women’s Fear of Being Rape Victims
Pregnancy termination resulting from rape performed safely by a health service is supported by 82 percent of Brazilians, and 88...
November 11, 2020
Brazil Says Chinese Vaccine Trial can Resume
Brazill health regulator Anvisa on Wednesday allowed resumption of late-stage clinical trials for China’s Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine, which had been...
November 11, 2020