Deputy Eduardo Bolsonaro Announces Birth of Daughter Geórgia
Georgia, daughter of Deputy Eduardo Bolsonaro, was born Friday morning, October 9th. The legislator, President Jair Bolsonaro's son, posted a...
October 11, 2020Section
Society
Daily Interest News from Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Brazil Records Over Five Million Covid-19 Cases and 150,000 Deaths (October 10th)
Yesterday, October 10th, the Ministry of Health released new figures on the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic in the country.
October 11, 2020
Gringo View: Hic Sunt Dracones
Imagine the vision of a medieval ancient mariner, sailing west from Europe, unsure what lay ahead, lands unknown or even...
October 10, 2020
Opinion: Bankrupt States Rio de Janeiro and Rio Grande do Sul Presage National Troubles
It was on November 27th, 1937, 17 days after the establishment of the Varguista dictatorship with the Estado Novo, that...
October 10, 2020
Covid-19: Brazil Counts 149,000 Deaths, 5.05 Million Cumulative Cases (October 9th)
Brazil has reached 149,639 deaths from the novel coronavirus pandemic. In the past 24 hours, 682 deaths by Covid-19 were...
October 10, 2020
Amazon: Indigenous Peoples Most Affected by Covid-19
To date there are now over 63,000 confirmed Covid-19 cases and 1,896 deaths among indigenous communities in the Amazon, according...
October 10, 2020
Man Stabbed in São Paulo Subway Car After Argument
A 27-year-old man was stabbed in a subway car after arguing with another 32-year-old passenger on Wednesday evening, October 7th,...
October 10, 2020
Wealth of Brazilian Billionaires Grew 39 Percent During Pandemic, Says UBS Survey
Brazilian billionaires' fortunes grew by 39 percent between April and July 2020, despite the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report...
October 9, 2020
Brazilian National Force Helicopter Involved in Fire Fighting Crashes in Pantanal
A National Force helicopter deployed to help control the fires in the Pantanal crashed on Thursday afternoon in the Porto...
October 9, 2020