The Lancet: Russian Covid-19 Vaccine Induced Immune Response with No Adverse Effects
The Russian Covid-19 vaccine had no adverse effects and induced an immune response, according to a study with preliminary results...
September 5, 2020Section
Society
Daily Interest News from Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Bolivian Prosecutor’s Office Accuses Mato Grosso Police of Killing Indians
The Bolivian Prosecutor's Office has accused the Mato Grosso State Police of killing four Shiquitanos indigenous of Bolivian nationality who...
September 5, 2020
Indigenous Communities Equipped with “Covid-19 Alert” to Keep Track of Pandemic
Indigenous and environmental organizations in Brazil launched an app on Friday aimed at alerting indigenous communities to the spread of...
September 5, 2020
Bolsonaro on Environmental NGOs: ‘I Can’t Kill This Cancer’
Criticized for his administration's environmental policy, President Jair Bolsonaro named Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) working in the area as a "cancer".
September 5, 2020
Covid-19: Brazil Counts 125,500 Deaths and Four Million Cumulative Cases
Brazil has reached 125,521 deaths by Covid-19. In the past 24 hours, 907 deaths were recorded.
September 5, 2020
Rio Records Hottest Day Since February on Friday at 37.6ºC
On Friday, September 4th, Rio de Janeiro recorded its hottest winter temperature to date. According to the Climatempo website, the...
September 5, 2020
Gringo View: Revisiting ‘1984’ – Are We Going Mad?
It has become seriously disquieting and almost impossible to know what to believe in the dystopian world into which we...
September 4, 2020
Covid-19: Over 80 Percent of Patients Have Recovered in Brazil
On Thursday, September 3rd, Brazil reached the rate of over 80 percent of people recovered from Covid-19, according to a...
September 4, 2020
Blind Association Criticizes New R$200 Banknote Size Equal to R$20 Bill
The R$200 (US$40) banknote, launched on Wednesday, September 2nd, by the Central Bank, was criticized by associations of the visually...
September 4, 2020