Covid-19: new global risk map should have Brazil in ‘red zone’, say scientists
Virologist Julian Tang, from the University of Leicester, UK, says that European nations, Oceania, Israel, and parts of Asia, such...
March 16, 2021Section
Society
Daily Interest News from Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Boosting Bolsa Família in Brazil would reduce inequality, says OECD
Brazil could have made twice as much progress in reducing income inequality had it transferred the money spent on increasing...
March 16, 2021
Updated information about airlines flying to Brazil amid the pandemic
Several airlines have cut international flights to Brazil due to the coronavirus pandemic and travel restrictions imposed by several countries....
March 15, 2021
How much would cars cost without taxes in Brazil?
A survey conducted by BDO Consulting disclosed how much taxes consumers pay when buying a brand new car. The tax...
March 15, 2021
After “political” arrest, Brazil’s Supreme Court orders deputy Silveira to serve home detention
Federal Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered that federal deputy Daniel Silveira (PSL-RJ) should be placed under house arrest...
March 15, 2021
“Massacre the Jews, God, hit them with your sword” – Federal Police raided evangelical church in Rio de Janeiro
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Friday’s raid in Rio de Janeiro was part of an operation titled “Shalom” by the...
March 14, 2021
U.S. considers sending surplus AstraZeneca vaccine to Brazil and other countries – Newspaper
According to a report published by The New York Times, the destination of millions of vaccine doses, which have not...
March 12, 2021Portugal maintains travel restrictions to Brazil; Foreign Ministry confirms 3rd return flight
Portugal will maintain travel restrictions to and from Brazil until at least Easter, Prime Minister António Costa said on Thursday,...
March 12, 2021
Study detects presence of SARS-CoV-2 in Brazilian wastewater since late 2019
Researchers from the Spanish university of Burgos and the Federal University of Santa Catarina have jointly led a study that...
March 10, 2021