Covid-19: Brazil Counts 97,256 Deaths, 2.02 Million Recovered Patients (August 5th)
The daily balance of the Ministry of Health - released on Wednesday, August 5th, shows that Brazil has a total...
August 6, 2020Section
Society
Daily Interest News from Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Covid-19: Brazil Reaches 2.8 Million Cases; 70.3 Percent Have Recovered (August 4th)
Since the start of the pandemic, 2,801,921 Brazilians have been infected with the virus. The total number of deaths now...
August 5, 2020
Birth Control Pill Reduces Risk of Severe Covid-19, Study Says
Women who take the contraceptive pill are less likely to develop severe Covid-19. The finding is based on a study...
August 5, 2020
Authorities Free People “Purchased” to Plant Onions in Santa Catarina
An inspection operation rescued nine people from slavery in an onion plantation in Ituporanga, interior of Santa Catarina. Five of...
August 5, 2020
Brazil’s Living Standards to Retreat 12 Years with Eternal Crisis
Like an animated movie stepmother, the pandemic dumped dirt on a floor that was being cleaned up with great difficulty...
August 4, 2020
Suspension of Police Operations in Rio Favelas Reduces Deaths by Over 70 Percent
The suspension of police operations in Rio de Janeiro's favelas in June reduced the number of deaths by 72.5 percent...
August 4, 2020
Covid-19: Brazil’s Lethality Rate Halves in Three Months
The lethality rate of Covid-19 in Brazil dropped from 6.9 percent on May 3rd to 3.4 percent on Monday, August...
August 4, 2020
Analysis: Army Operation Knew of Amazon’s Riskiest Devastation Points, but Failed to Act
Deforestation set a record in June, despite an operation led by the military. Officials from the Brazilian Institute of the...
August 4, 2020
Brazil’s Per Capita GDP Has Fallen in Seven Years, as Brazilians Become 11 Percent Poorer
In a period of seven years, Brazilians are heading towards becoming approximately ten percent poorer.
August 3, 2020