Unemployment in Brazil was 13.2 % in 2021, second-highest level since 2012
Brazil recorded an average annual unemployment rate of 13.2% in 2021, a year still marked by the effects of the...
February 24, 2022Section
Society
Daily Interest News from Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
UNICEF data show Brazil ranks 4th in child marriages
According to a United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) survey, Brazil ranks fourth in the world in child marriages in absolute...
February 24, 2022
Brazil has 10 million people living in risk areas
(Rio de Janeiro State) rose on Wednesday, February 23, to 204. A national survey found that 10 million Brazilians live...
February 24, 2022
Fortunes in Latin America recovering faster than in Peru
Peruvian billionaires' wealth reached US$11.4 billion in 2021, 2% below the pre-Covid level and the average for Latin America
February 22, 2022
Brazil: Amazonas State has the highest violent death rate; São Paulo State has the lowest
After registering a 54% increase in murders, Amazonas became the state with the highest violent death rate in Brazil in...
February 22, 2022
Brazil’s debt scenario is worrisome, says UN report
A report by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), an institutional arm of the UN, shows a worrisome debt scenario...
February 22, 2022
Chile militarizes its border while negotiating with Bolivia on migrations and smuggling
The government of Sebastián Piñera accused the Plurinational State of Bolivia of facilitating the irregular passage of Venezuelan
February 18, 2022
Argentina plans national food company to contain inflation
Alberto Fernández's government plans to create a national food company in the umpteenth attempt to contain inflation after Argentina's
February 18, 2022
Argentine court allows 13-year-old boy to change gender despite mother’s refusal
Argentine family court has allowed a 13 year-old teenager to change the gender on his birth certificate, without his mother's...
February 17, 2022