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, 2020Section
Society
Daily Interest News from Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
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
Domestic Workforce in Brazil Has Lost 500,000 Jobs During Pandemic
Housemaid Barbara Cristina, 40, began 2020 working in three different residences in Rio de Janeiro, with a monthly income close...
October 13, 2020
Covid-19: Brazil Totals 5.1 Million Cases and 150,689 Deaths (October 12th)
On Monday, October 12th, a national holiday, the Ministry of Health updated the Covid-19 case report in Brazil. With 201...
October 13, 2020
One of Brazil’s Top Crime Bosses Absconds after Controversial Judicial Ruling
One of Brazil's biggest crime bosses has gone on the run after being briefly freed from prison the previous day....
October 12, 2020
Datafolha Poll: Majority of Brazilians Want Covid-19 Vaccination to Be Compulsory
A Datafolha survey in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte and Recife shows that over 75 percent of respondents...
October 12, 2020
Pandemic Miracle: Minimum Income Becomes Campaign Pledge in São Paulo Elections
The success of the emergency aid in boosting Jair Bolsonaro's national approval rating to 40 percent, according to IBOPE, worked...
October 12, 2020