Gringo View: Where Are The Clowns?
There is an old circus-generated theatrical tradition that when everything is going wrong on stage and the audience is getting...
October 18, 2020Section
Society
Daily Interest News from Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Brazil Will Not Have Daylight Saving Time for Second Consecutive Year
For the second year running, Brazil will not have daylight saving time, an instrument used between 2008 and 2018 to...
October 18, 2020
Brazil Confirms Another 461 Covid-19 Deaths (October 17th)
Brazil has confirmed another 461 deaths from complications caused by the novel coronavirus. Consequently, the country has reached the mark...
October 18, 2020
Brazilian Ana Paula Scheffer, Former Pan-American Games Medalist, Found Dead in Paraná
The ex-gymnast was 31 years old and worked as a technician in Cascavel. According to her family, it is suspected...
October 17, 2020
Governor Doria Says Covid-19 Vaccine, If Approved, Will Be Compulsory in São Paulo
São Paulo Governor João Doria said yesterday that the Covid-19 vaccine will be mandatory throughout the state if approved by...
October 17, 2020
IBGE: Unemployment in Pandemic Breaks Record, Affects Over 14 Million Brazilians
Unemployment in the pandemic triggered by the novel coronavirus hit a record in the penultimate week of September, affecting over...
October 17, 2020
Covid-19 Cases and Deaths Start to Retreat in Most Brazilian States
The first half of October registered yet another retraction in the numbers of cases and deaths of the novel coronavirus...
October 17, 2020
Covid-19: Brazil Counts Cumulative 153,000 Deaths, 5.2 Million Cases (October 16th)
Brazil has reached 153,214 deaths caused by the novel coronavirus pandemic. In 24 hours, 754 deaths were recorded. The data...
October 17, 2020
Brazilian Woman Takes Dead Elderly Man to Bank for Proof of Life
The Civil Police is investigating a woman who took a dead elderly man in a wheelchair to a bank branch...
October 16, 2020