Mother and Daughter Killed at Home During Birthday Party in São Paulo
Nathalia Saldanha de Souza was stabbed to death at around 8:30 PM on Monday, October 12th, in her home in...
October 15, 2020Section
Society
Daily Interest News from Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Brazil Public Defenders File Suit to Have New R$200 Banknotes Removed from Circulation
The Public Defender's Office (DPU) brought a Public Civil Action in Court for the Central Bank to suspend the production...
October 14, 2020
World Bank Approves US$12 Billion for Developing Countries to Acquire Covid-19 Vaccines
The World Bank said its executive board approved on Tuesday US$12 billion in new funding for developing countries to finance...
October 14, 2020
With Johnson & Johnson on Hold, Which Vaccine Trials in Brazil Are Most Advanced?
With the administration of doses in volunteers initiated on the past October 9th, Johnson & Johnson announced the interruption of...
October 14, 2020
Covid-19: Brazil Has Cumulative 151,000 Deaths, 5.11 Million Cases (October 13th)
Brazil totals 150,998 deaths from the Covid-19 pandemic - in the past 24 hours, another 309 deaths from the disease...
October 14, 2020
Brazil Will Not Have Mass Immunization in 2021 – W.H.O. Deputy Director-General
The World Health Organization's (WHO) Deputy Director General, Mariângela Simão, said yesterday that it is possible to "be sure" that...
October 14, 2020
Regulatory Agency ANVISA Warns of Fake Covid-19 Vaccine Sold in Niterói
A fake Covid-19 vaccine is being sold by a company based in Niterói, in the metropolitan region of Rio de...
October 14, 2020
Brazilians Report Covid-19 ‘Hell’ in US Immigrant Detention Centers
Tired of working "just to survive" in Brazil, carpenter Paulo Passos, 39, decided to try a better life in the...
October 13, 2020
Man Dies After Being Struck by Gas Cylinder Tossed from Building in Copacabana
The victim lived in Pavão-Pavãozinho and sold fruit in the region. The suspect of dumping the cylinder was taken to...
October 13, 2020