Covid-19 Vaccine Could Be Produced in Rio by December, Says Fiocruz
Provided everything goes according to plan, in January the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) may start producing the vaccine against Covid-19...
June 30, 2020Section
Society
Daily Interest News from Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Brazil Loses Almost 332,000 Formal Jobs in May, CAGED Reports
According to data from the National Register of Employees and Unemployed (CAGED) released on Monday, June 29th, Brazil lost 331,901...
June 30, 2020
Brazilian VR Startup Looks to South Korea to Expand into Global Markets
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – After working with clients like Coca-Cola, Faber Castell and the São Paulo Auto Show, Brazilian startup...
June 30, 2020
Brazil Counts 727 New Deaths in 24 Hours; Infections Exceed 1.3 Million (June 29th)
Brazil has recorded 727 deaths and 25,234 new coronavirus infections in the past 24 hours, according to data from a...
June 30, 2020
Research Shows Increase in Violence Against Transgender People in Brazil
In the first half of this year, 89 transgender people were murdered in Brazil, 39 percent more than the same...
June 29, 2020
LGBTI Blood Donation Campaign Began Yesterday in Rio
This week the state of Rio de Janeiro will promote its first blood donation campaign aimed at the lesbian, gay,...
June 29, 2020
Paris, Other European Cities Hold Rallies for #StopBolsonaroWorldwide
Several rallies of Brazilians living abroad, supported by organizations and political parties in Brazil, have launched the #StopBolsonaroWorldwide, which took...
June 29, 2020
Protesters Plant Crosses Outside Congress, Criticize Bolsonaro
Protesters planted a thousand crosses outside the National Congress on Sunday morning, June 28th, in memory of the Covid-19 victims...
June 29, 2020
Brazil Leads While Covid-19 Sets New World Record in 24 Hours
Data published on Sunday by the World Health Organization (WHO) show an unprecedented number of new cases in 24 hours....
June 29, 2020