Police operation in Rio de Janeiro favela claims at least 18 lives
he Civil and Military Police of Rio de Janeiro confirmed Thursday night (21) the deaths of at least 18 people...
July 21, 2022Section
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Brazil: Paraty hosts Art of the Word Festival’s third edition
After two years of absence due to the new coronavirus pandemic, the Commerce Social Service (Sesc) promotes the third edition...
July 20, 2022
Rio de Janeiro announces transition from rapid bus transit to light rail
The mayor of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Paes, has announced a 15-year plan to replace the city's Bus Rapid Transit...
July 19, 2022
Brazil: anesthesiologist raped woman giving birth
International media reported an inexplicable crime in a hospital in Brazil, where an anesthesiologist was arrested after discovering
July 15, 2022
Is the immersive Van Gogh and Portinari exhibition in Brazil a farce or a spectacle?
Conservatives usually get in trouble, at least in the art world.
July 15, 2022
Brazil: Former Rio de Janeiro state governor regains political rights
An injunction signed by the president of the Superior Court of Justice (STJ), Judge Humberto Martins, restored the political rights
July 15, 2022
São Paulo, Brazil’s richest city, has no money to celebrate street carnival in July
In a statement, the city hall of the wealthiest place in Brazil, mentioned that two tenders were held to find...
July 8, 2022
In Brazil, construction of the largest residential and tourism complex in South America gets the green light
investment of more than 2,5 billion euros (2.5 billioin dollar) the Maraey project will employ 50,000 people who will build...
July 7, 2022
Brazil: In Rio, hotels become residential buildings
In Rio, hotels are turning into residential buildings. There are at least five projects of this type underway in the...
July 6, 2022