Court Orders Closing of Non-essential Activities for 15 Days in Brazil´s Amazonas State
The Amazonas Court of Justice has ordered the state government to suspend non-essential activities for 15 days.
January 4, 2021Section
Society
Daily Interest News from Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Brazil Wildfires Surge 12.7% to 222,798 in 2020
The number of wildfires in Brazil increased 12.7 percent last year to a decade-high, according to official figures likely to...
January 3, 2021
Brazil to Import two Million AstraZeneca Vaccine Doses, not yet Approved for Use
Brazil’s health regulator Anvisa said late on Saturday, January 2nd, it had approved the import of 2 million doses of...
January 3, 2021
Muslims Keep Arabic Language Alive in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - (ANBA) Out of all Arabs and Arab descendants in Brazil, those who profess the Muslim...
January 3, 2021
Florida Scientist Says Parts of Amazon Rainforest will Collapse, Become Arid by 2064
Caught between rapidly expanding resource use and climate change-fuelled fires, the future of the Amazon rainforest and the stunning array...
January 2, 2021
Brazilians Flock to Beaches for New Year as Infections Rise
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - There are now over 7 million cases of Covid-19 in Brazil - and daily case...
January 2, 2021
Tel-Aviv University Offers Exclusive Scholarships to Brazilians
The University of Tel-Aviv is offering exclusive scholarships to Brazilians in its undergraduate and graduate programs through the Brazilian Scholarship...
January 2, 2021
School in Rio Interior Becomes First Fully Digital Institution in Brazil
Founded 32 years ago, the Vila Isabel Teaching Center is located in the city of Três Rios, in the interior...
January 2, 2021
Bolsonaro Says Masks are “Fiction” and Attacks Protective Measures Against Covid
President Jair Bolsonaro criticized isolation measures to fight the Covid-19 pandemic and the wearing of masks aimed at decreasing the...
January 2, 2021