Bolsonaro government finally decides to buy Pfizer vaccine
The federal government is expected to soon announce the purchase of 100 million doses of Pfizer's covid-19 vaccine. The agreement...
March 4, 2021Section
Society
Daily Interest News from Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Brazil sets new record with 1,910 Covid-19 deaths in 24 hours (March 3rd)
For the second straight day Brazil registered a record number of covid-19 deaths. In the past 24 hours, the country...
March 4, 2021
Philippine ambassador to Brazil fired for battering her housemaid for months
The Philippine ambassador to Brazil was dismissed from her diplomatic career for beating a domestic worker for months at the...
March 4, 2021
São Paulo reverts to strictest quarantine after hospitalizing one person every two minutes
After weeks of milder decisions to contain the coronavirus pandemic, São Paulo governor João Doria announced on Wednesday, March 3rd,...
March 3, 2021
No vaccine-related deaths in Brazil, says ANVISA
"The use of data out of context or without the required technical interpretation may lead to false conclusions," alerted the...
March 3, 2021
Hesitant Brazil left out of first round of COVAX vaccine deliveries
Brazil was left out of the first batch of vaccines delivered by Covax, the global alliance created to guarantee the...
March 2, 2021
Rain Babies: Weather changes may cause premature births in the Amazon
The health of babies born in the Amazon rainforest is affected by erratic weather conditions and floods caused by climate...
March 2, 2021
Brazil could be seen as a country risking humankind, cautions Monica de Bolle
he economist alerts that the process will increase economic recovery challenges for emerging countries.Monica de Bolle, researcher at Johns Hopkins...
March 1, 2021
With ICUs at full capacity, Brazil’s South adopts restrictive measures and strict enforcement policies
The ICU situation in the southern states is critical. In all 3, the occupancy rate exceeds 90% "We have never...
March 1, 2021