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, 2020Section
Society
Daily Interest News from Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
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
Who Is Mateus, Brazil’s Most Recent Billionaire with Fortune of R$8.7 Billion?
When Ilson Mateus was 21, he unsuccessfully tried to become rich as a prospector in Serra Pelada. Now, at the...
October 16, 2020
Brazilian Senator Caught by Police Clenching Bank Notes between Butt Cheeks
A police raid of a Brazilian politician’s home over alleged misappropriated public funds found he had cash hidden in his...
October 16, 2020
IDL Study: São Paulo State Boasts 15 Cities Among Brazil’s Best in Which to Age
A study showed that 15 cities (large or small) in São Paulo are ranked among the best in Brazil to...
October 16, 2020
Covid-19: Brazil Counts 713 Deaths and 28,523 New Cases in 24 Hours (October 15th)
Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, Brazil has a cumulative 5,169,389 confirmed cases of the disease. Of this total,...
October 16, 2020
Pandemic Restrictions Cause Unprecedented Fall in Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Covid-19 pandemic restrictions saw an unprecedented fall in greenhouse gas emissions in the first half of 2020 – larger than...
October 15, 2020