Brazil Counts 12.2 Million Unemployed, According to IBGE
The rate of unemployed in Brazil stands at 13.1 percent of the population, a total of 12.2 million jobless individuals.
August 1, 2020Section
Society
Daily Interest News from Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Gringo View: A Light In The Isolation Tunnel
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - (Opinion) There is very little positive to gather from these months of isolation. In fact,...
August 1, 2020
Covid-19: Brazil Records 1,212 Deaths, 52,383 Cases in Past 24 Hours (July 31st)
Brazil has reached 92,475 deaths from the Covid-19 pandemic. There are still 3,529 deaths in research. The data are from...
August 1, 2020
UFRN Study: Ayahuasca Reinforces Link Between Depression and Inflammation
The pioneering of Brazilian psychedelic science has marked a new finding. After performing the first controlled clinical trial with this...
July 31, 2020
Ministry of Health Prepares National Covid-19 Vaccination Program
The Ministry of Health has begun the development of a national vaccination program against Covid-19 in Brazil. With the recent...
July 31, 2020
First Lady Michelle Bolsonaro Has Covid-19, But Is ‘in Good Health’
First Lady Michelle Bolsonaro is infected with Covid-19, the Planalto Palace reported on Thursday, July 30th.
July 31, 2020
Covid-19: Brazil Reaches 2.6 Million Cases and 91,200 Deaths (July 30th)
Brazil has reached a total of 2,610,102 Covid-19 cases. A further 57,837 people have been recorded over the past 24...
July 31, 2020
NGO: In Brazil, 24 Environmental Activists Were Killed in 2019, up from 20 in 2018
Brazil was among the three countries with the highest number of deaths of environmental activists in 2019.
July 30, 2020
Manaus Is First State Capital to Restart In-person Classes in School System
The government of Amazonas announced yesterday the restart of in-person classes of the state public school system in Manaus. Amazonas...
July 30, 2020