Brazilian Labor Market Shows No Sign of Quick Rebound
While the formal employment survey by the Ministry of Economy, the CAGED, found a decline in the rate of layoffs...
August 9, 2020Section
Society
Daily Interest News from Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Brazil Records Over 100,000 Covid-19 Deaths (August 8th)
On Saturday, August 8th, Brazil reached the number of 100,477 deaths from Covid-19 since the start of the novel coronavirus...
August 9, 2020
Covid-19: Transmission Rate in Brazil Drops by More Than Half in Five Months
The contagion rate of the novel coronavirus in Brazil fell from three in the first months of the pandemic in...
August 9, 2020
Tourist Attraction AquaRio Prepares to Reopen Safely on August 15th
Closed since mid-March, AquaRio is finalizing its last preparations to safely reopen on August 15th. The required changes have been...
August 9, 2020
Brazilian Researchers Develop Mask Fabric Capable of Resisting Covid-19 Virus
In two months, researchers from the Alberto Luiz Coimbra Institute of Post-Graduate Studies and Engineering Research at the Federal University...
August 8, 2020
Three Bays Within State of Rio Are at Risk of Environmental Disaster from Oil Spill
In February 2020, the Baía Viva Movement presented at the ALERJ (Legislative Assembly of Rio de Janeiro) a Bill to...
August 8, 2020
Covid-19: Latin America, World’s Most Affected Region, Passes 213,000 Fatalities
Latin America and the Caribbean became the region with the highest number of deaths from Covid-19 on Friday, totaling 213,120,...
August 8, 2020
Brazilian Magazine: Queiroz Wrote Michelle Bolsonaro 21 Checks Totalling R$72,000
The former adviser to Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, Fabrício Queiroz, deposited at least 21 checks for First Lady Michelle Bolsonaro, a...
August 8, 2020
After R$100 Million Donation, Brazil Will Have Domestic Covid-19 Vaccine Factory
A consortium of Brazilian companies and foundations will donate R$100 million to equip and finance a national Covid-19 vaccine factory....
August 8, 2020