Young Brazilian Partygoers Stir Fears of Second COVID-19 Wave
When a young woman joined her family for a barbecue one recent Sunday in southern Brazil, soon after a night...
December 4, 2020Section
Society
Daily Interest News from Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Brazil Congressman Sees Cannabis Cultivation Bill Making Progress in December
NewsA Brazilian bill that would legalize medical marijuana and industrial hemp cultivation could soon have its first debate on the...
December 4, 2020
Rio de Janeiro Residential Property Has Fifth Highest Cost per m² in Latin America
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The city of Rio de Janeiro records one of the highest cost per square meter...
December 4, 2020
With ICUs in Rio Filled, More Patients Are Dying at Home
Surge in Covid cases and deaths, shortage of beds, and overcrowded ICUs. The perfect storm has formed, under the final...
December 4, 2020
Infogripe Reports That 13 Brazilian Capitals Show Advancing Covid-19 Trend
Infogripe's weekly report published by the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) shows that 97.7% of the occurrences of Severe Acute Respiratory...
December 4, 2020
Governor Says São Paulo Residents Will Be Immunized for Covid-19 in January
São Paulo Governor João Doria stated on Thursday, December 3rd, that the CoronaVac vaccine, produced by the Chinese laboratory Sinovac...
December 4, 2020
Amazon Leaders Deliver Petition Against Illegal Mining to Brazil’s Congress
Indigenous leaders delivered a petition of more than 400,000 signatures to the Brazilian Congress on Thursday, December 3rd, demanding the...
December 3, 2020
Gringo View: Deciding What Not To Write About
(Opinion) There comes a point when figuring out what not to write about is almost easier than finding subjects which...
December 3, 2020
Exclusive: Children in Brazil Found Working for Food Delivery Apps
(Thomson Reuters Foundation) Cases of children working for major food delivery apps in Brazil during the COVID-19 pandemic have been...
December 3, 2020