As Brazil’s Middle Class Exit from Quarantine, Private Hospitals Grow Crowded
She has been almost six months locked inside her home in Brasilia. Since the start of the novel coronavirus pandemic,...
December 15, 2020Section
Society
Daily Interest News from Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Police Killed Over 2,000 Children and Adolescents in Brazil in Past Three Years
Some make newspaper pages and headlines, like João Pedro Mattos, 14, killed inside his home in São Gonçalo, in Baixada...
December 15, 2020
Christmas and New Year’s Eve Parties Could Trigger Second Pandemic Wave in Brazil
After the relaxation of restriction measures to curb the pandemic, the case and death figures caused by the novel coronavirus...
December 15, 2020
Poll: Over Half of Brazilians Say Bolsonaro Not to Blame for Covid Deaths
More than half the population considers President Jair Bolsonaro not accountable for the deaths in Brazil due to the Covid-19...
December 15, 2020
Science Magazine Article Alerts to Risk of Environmental Setback Along Brazilian Coast
The renowned Science magazine has published an opinion letter by two researchers and experts of environmental organizations in Santa Catarina...
December 15, 2020
Brazilian Gamer Sells Rarities Collection for R$1.5 Million in Bitcoin
Brazilian gamer Arthur "PAADA" Zarzur sold a collection of rare items of the game "Dota 2" for almost R$1.5 million...
December 15, 2020
Federal Prosecutor’s Office Targets Private New Year’s Eve Parties on Rio’s Beaches
A civil lawsuit brought by the Federal Prosecutor's Office (MPF) against the Union, the municipality of Rio de Janeiro, Riotur...
December 15, 2020
São Paulo State Delays Chinese Vaccine Efficacy Report, Keeps Rollout Date
Brazil’s São Paulo state delayed on Monday, December 14th, the release of efficacy data for the COVID-19 vaccine developed by...
December 14, 2020
Brazilians’ Radically Changed New Year’s Eve Plans: No Parties, No Hugs
By last Friday, December 11th, Brazil had totaled over 180,000 Covid-19 deaths and 6.8 million cases. With the increase in...
December 14, 2020