Minimum wage to support a family in Brazil should be R$5,900 (US$1,100) – Dieese
the minimum wage sufficient to support a family of four, with two adults and two children, in November should..
December 10, 2021Topic
Brazil life
In Brazil, black and brown people have a greater loss of quality of life than whites
The Quality of Life Loss Index (IPQV) in Brazil was 0.158 between 2017 and 2018. This multidimensional index was presented...
November 27, 2021
Most Brazilian states do not solve even half of the murders in their jurisdiction – study
More than half of homicides in Brazil remain unsolved. This is according to an unprecedented study by the Instituto Sou...
October 13, 2021
Brazil has become much more expensive for lower classes – country soon back on hunger map
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - When there is inflation, "prices go up by elevators and salaries go up by stepladders."...
August 27, 2021
Brazil’s deportations of foreigners up a whopping 5,708% in 2020
Data shows that over 2,000 people were deported in 2020, compared to 36 in 2019 - an increase of over...
February 22, 2021
Amazonas State Announces Movement Restrictions Due to Surging COVID-19 Cases
Unnecessary movement as well as non-essential activities will be banned for seven days starting from Monday, January 25th, in the...
January 24, 2021
Brazil Registered Record Number of Divorces During Coronavirus Pandemic
Between July and December last year, notaries throughout the country received 43,859 requests for marital dissolution. Living together in isolation...
January 23, 2021
Pandemic-struck Amazonas Is Warning for Rest of Brazil, Says Fiocruz Infectologist
Fiocruz infectologist Marcus Lacerda attends to at least 40 cases of Covid-19 in Manaus, capital city of the Brazilian Amazonas...
January 16, 2021
Poll: Only Four in Ten Brazilians Believe Life Will Return to Normal in 2021
Brazilians are not optimistic about going back to their pre-pandemic routines this year.
January 15, 2021