Society

“Home Has Become the New Temple,” Says Mauro Jeckel of Spume.co Startup

Founded in 2014, Spume.co is a Brazilian startup specialized in big data and artificial intelligence for event forecasting.

August 27, 2020

FGV Study Shows Emergency Aid Lifted 13.1 Million Brazilians Out of Poverty

The number of people with a per capita income below half the minimum wage in the country fell by 13.1...

August 27, 2020

Brazil Counts 117,666 Deaths and 3.7 Million Cumulative Cases (August 26th)

Brazil has reached 117,666 deaths and 3,717,156 cumulative Covid-19 cases. The data were released yesterday, August 26th, by the Ministry...

August 27, 2020

NGO Study Exposes Extent of Racial Segregation in Well-off Rio Suburb Niteroi

Nutritionist Iris Motta, 46, and journalist Alessandro Conceição, 37, live in Niterói, a city 15 kilometers from the capital Rio...

August 26, 2020

During Pandemic, Nine Million Brazilians Went Without Meals Due to Lack of Money

The novel coronavirus pandemic has affected the quality and quantity of food that Brazilian children and adolescents are consuming.

August 26, 2020

Number of Home Office Workers in Brazil Falls From 71 to 52 Percent in One Month

The number of people working from home during the pandemic has greatly decreased over the past month across Brazil.

August 26, 2020

Covid-19: Brazil Records Another 1,271 Deaths and 47,100 New Cases (August 27th)

The Ministry of Health's daily balance recorded 1,271 additional deaths and 47,134 new cases of Covid-19 in the past 24...

August 26, 2020

Seventy-nine Percent of São Paulo Residents Complain of Increased Supermarket Expenses

A survey conducted by Mobilis personal finance management startup, which interviewed 677 clients living in São Paulo State between July...

August 26, 2020

Investigation Finds Federal Deputy Flordelis Had Husband Killed; Police Arrest Seven

Federal Deputy Flordelis was indicted by the MP-RJ (Rio de Janeiro Public Prosecutor's Office) and the Civil Police as the...

August 25, 2020