Brazil Again Records Over One Thousand Daily Deaths from Covid-19 (December 17th)
The figure is also related to the fact that the state of São Paulo disclosed on Thursday, December 17th, this...
December 18, 2020Section
Society
Daily Interest News from Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Lubber Grasshopper Swarm Attacks Brazil´s Rio Grande do Sul State
A new grasshopper swarm began to spread through an indigenous area in Rio Grande do Sul, the Inhacorá Reserve, with...
December 18, 2020
Brazil Launches Campaign on Importance of Getting Vaccinated Against COVID-19
Brazil's government launched a campaign on Wednesday, December 16th, to raise awareness about the importance of getting vaccinated against COVID-19...
December 17, 2020
Brazil Government Plans Covid-19 Vaccination Including all Approved Vaccines
Minister of Health Eduardo Pazuello estimates that the vaccination campaign against Covid-19 in Brazil may only kick off in mid-February,...
December 17, 2020
Brazil´s Government to Purchase CoronaVac; Butantan Awaits Ministry Letter of Intent
The Butantan Institute is waiting for a letter in which the Ministry of Health will express its irrevocable and irreversible...
December 17, 2020
Brazil Sets Daily Record and Exceeds Seven Million Covid-19 Cases (November 16th)
In the past 24 hours, Brazil registered a daily record number of Covid-19 cases.
December 17, 2020
Analysis: Neopentecostal Churches Control Tutelage Councils in São Paulo and Rio
The Universal Church of the Kingdom of God (UCKG), the greatest exponent among the Neopentecostal churches, has been influencing the...
December 16, 2020
Rio Cancels Official New Year’s Eve 2021 Celebrations
The decision comes from Mayor Marcelo Crivella, who met with Secretaries on Tuesday, December 15th, to take stock of the...
December 16, 2020
Bolsonaro Announces Release of R$20 Billion for Vaccine Purchase
On Monday night, December 14th, President Jair Bolsonaro confirmed that he will grant R$20 (US$3.9) billion through a provisional measure...
December 16, 2020