In Brazil, 18% of 16-17 year olds were left out of school in 2019
Data from the School Permanence Indicator of IEDE show that 18% of 16-17 year olds in Brazil were out of...
June 1, 2021Section
Society
Daily Interest News from Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Brazil registers 64% more deaths between January and April than expected for the period
In the first 4 months of 2021, Brazil registered 64% more deaths from natural causes than expected, according to a...
May 31, 2021
Brazil registers 11% drop in murders in first quarter this year
Brazil had an 11% drop in murders in the first 3 months of this year compared to the same period...
May 31, 2021
Majority supports raising taxes to reduce inequality in Brazil
Support has more than doubled since 2017, rising from 24% of Brazilians to 56%.
May 31, 2021
71% of Brazilians do not believe in economic recovery in 2021 – survey
Approximately 7 out of 10 Brazilians believe that the economic recovery will not occur in 2021, reveals a survey released...
May 29, 2021
Ordained pastor, Jacque Chanel founds Brazil’s first transgender church
After 11 years dedicated to helping and welcoming the LGBTQIA+ population, pastor Jacque Chanel founds Brazil's first trans church, Séforas
May 28, 2021
Brazil’s Atlantic forest lost 13,000 hectares of vegetation between 2019 and 2020 – report
The Atlantic Forest lost the equivalent of 18,000 soccer fields between 2019 and 2020, as shown by data from the...
May 26, 2021
Brazilian consumer confidence up 3.7 points – FGV
Brazilian Consumer Confidence Index, measured by the Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV), increased 3.7 points between April and May this year
May 26, 2021
Brazil second only to U.S. and Russia in illegal audiovisual consumption
Brazilians among the largest consumers of audiovisual piracy, behind only the United States and Russia, according to ANCINE
May 24, 2021