Brazil Reports Highest Daily Cases of Covid-19 Since mid-August
Brazil reported 53,453 additional confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours, the highest daily rate since...
December 9, 2020Section
Society
Daily Interest News from Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Candida Auris: Brazil Issues Alert on Fatal Drug-Resistant ‘Super-Fungus’
The National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) issued an alert on Monday, December 7th, about an ongoing investigation of a possible...
December 9, 2020
Brazilian States Forbid End-of-Year Parties and Limit Alcohol Consumption in Bars
The Covid-19 surge, with ICU bed occupancy rates above 80% in some states, has prompted city halls and governments to...
December 9, 2020
Vaccines Approved Abroad May Be Endorsed for Emergency Use in Brazil
Governors who met with Minister of Health Eduardo Pazuello on Tuesday, December 8th, stated that vaccines approved by international regulatory...
December 9, 2020
Brazil Inflation up 0.89% in November, Highest for Month in Five Years
The scenario remains much the same, with the pressure of food prices concerning consumers when going shopping, and inflation continues...
December 9, 2020
Brazilian Elite Among World’s Least Value-Generating – Swiss Research Study
The Brazilian elite is among the world's least value-generating to society.
December 9, 2020
Brazil Is World Record Holder for Spam Phone Calls
A report organized by the Truecaller app pointed out that Brazil is the nation with the highest number of spam...
December 9, 2020
Pfizer Says Could Vaccinate a “Couple of Million” Brazilians in First Quarter
The chief executive of Pfizer Brasil, Carlos Murillo, said on Tuesday, December 8th that “a couple of million” Brazilians could...
December 8, 2020
Brazil in Advanced Talks with Pfizer to Purchase 70 Million Covid-19 Vaccine Doses
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil’s government is in advanced talks with Pfizer Inc to buy 70 million doses of...
December 8, 2020