Covid-19: Brazil Records 3.4 Million Cases, over 109,000 Deaths (August 18th)
The Ministry of Health's daily update released yesterday, August 18th, reported 3,407,354 confirmed cases in Brazil since the start of...
August 19, 2020Section
Society
Daily Interest News from Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
The Economic Challenge of Surviving the Pandemic in Latin America
The owner of four restaurants in Mexico City fighting alongside his employees to preserve the business amidst the crisis and...
August 19, 2020
Ten-year-old Girl Raped by Uncle in Espírito Santo Has Pregnancy Terminated
The 10-year-old girl who became pregnant after being raped in São Mateus, Espírito Santo, underwent a procedure and ended her...
August 18, 2020
Brazil Records Six Abortions per Day for Raped Girls Aged 10-14
The legal abortion of a 10-year-old child who was raped in Espírito Santo has become a battlefield in Brazil.
August 18, 2020
Cold Front Considered ‘Historic’ May Lead to Snow in Southern São Paulo State
A mass of polar air that will hit Brazil this week could make it snow in places not used to...
August 18, 2020
Brazil’s Postal Service Workers Announce Nationwide Strike
The National Federation of Workers in Post and Similar Companies (FENTECT) resolved to strike as of Monday, August 17th. According...
August 18, 2020
For 52 Percent of Brazilians, Worst of Covid-19 Crisis Has Passed – August Poll
The worst moment of the crisis caused by the coronavirus in the country has passed, according to 52 percent of...
August 18, 2020
Covid-19: Johnson & Johnson to Conduct Vaccine Trials in Brazil
The National Technical Committee on Biosafety - CTNBio has just approved the clinical protocol, submitted by Janssen, Johnson & Johnson's...
August 18, 2020
Covid-19: Brazil Counts 108,500 Deaths, 3.35 Million Cumulative Cases (August 17th)
Brazil has now recorded 108,536 deaths from the novel coronavirus pandemic. The number was released during the Ministry of Health's...
August 18, 2020