Covid-19: Brazil Records 154,000 Deaths and 5.27 Million Cumulative Cases (October 20th)
Brazil has reached 154,837 Covid-19 deaths, according to the Ministry of Health's balance report released on Tuesday evening, October 20th....
October 21, 2020Section
Society
Daily Interest News from Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Study: Brazil Experiences World’s Greatest Setback in Freedom of Expression
Brazil is experiencing the world's sharpest decline in the assessment of freedom of expression and is now qualified within the...
October 20, 2020
Homicide Rate in Brazil Dropped in 2019 but Has Spiked in 2020
After Brazil recorded the lowest homicide rate of the decade in 2019, the number of murders rose again this first...
October 20, 2020
Analysis: How Liberalisation and Austerity Led to Both Lula and Bolsonaro
While the rise of populist politicians in Europe and the US gets a lot of attention from the media and...
October 20, 2020
Bolsonaro Adamant That Covid-19 Vaccine Will Not Be Compulsory in Brazil
President Jair Bolsonaro reiterated on Monday, October 19th, that a potential vaccine against Covid-19 will not be obligatory.
October 20, 2020
Covid-19: Brazil Counts 271 More Deaths and 15,383 New Cases in 24 Hours (October 19th)
The Ministry of Health's epidemiological report - released on Monday, October 19th - shows that 15,383 new cases of Covid-19...
October 20, 2020
Fiocruz Expert: Rio de Janeiro Unprepared for Second Covid-19 Wave
Infectologist Julio Croda, Fiocruz researcher, said that the state of Rio de Janeiro is the most concerning regarding a potential...
October 19, 2020
End of Social Distancing May Be Difficult for Those with “Cabin Fever”
The return to the pre-pandemic routine, the relaxation of protective measures, the end of isolation or social distancing may cause...
October 19, 2020
Brazil Records 10,900 New Covid-19 Cases in 24 Hours (October 18th)
Brazil recorded 10,982 new cases of Covid-19 in 24 hours, reported yesterday, October 18th, the Ministry of Health.
October 19, 2020