Brazil’s President Downplays Coronavirus, yet “Hunger is not Bogus”
At the entrance to the unplastered brick house, protective masks made of cloth are drying on a clothesline. Several of...
July 22, 2020Section
Society
Daily Interest News from Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Brazil Expects Conflict Escalations in South America, Adapts Military Strategy
Brazil's armed forces are preparing for armed conflicts in South America. According to the Ministry of Defense, the region is...
July 21, 2020
First Attempt to Restart South American Soccer Championships Fails
As South America without soccer sounds like a paradox, an ocean without water, on Friday, July 17th, an attempt was...
July 21, 2020
Brazil’s Federal Prisons Host Its Most Deadly Organized Drug Gang Members
Bonde dos Cachorros is not a funk group, Amigos do Estado is not an NGO that partners with the Government,...
July 21, 2020
CDC Now Says Coronavirus Can Infect People Through Surface Contact
In a marked departure from previous lukewarm notices on surface-to-person transmission, the United States Center for Disease Control and Prevention,.
July 21, 2020
Locust Cloud Could Reach Rio Grande do Sul State on Wednesday, Experts Say
The locust cloud in the province of Corrientes, Argentina, could reach Rio Grande do Sul next Wednesday, July 22nd, according...
July 21, 2020
After 3-Week Decline, Covid-19 Deaths Rise Again in São Paulo State
After three consecutive weeks of decreasing Covid-19 deaths, the state of São Paulo has once again shown an increase in...
July 21, 2020
Paraná Governor Proposes R$100 Million Budget Item to Buy Coronavirus Vaccine
On Monday, July 20th, the day the world dawned with the news that at least two vaccines have progressed in...
July 21, 2020
Rio Citizens Who Insist on Refusing to Wear Masks Now Receive Fines
Over the past few weeks, Rio de Janeiro citizens have been ignoring one of the most basic items, but which...
July 21, 2020