Brazil

Rio Samba Schools Announce They Will Only Parade Once Vaccine is Available

In the latest VEJA magazine issue, the Radar discloses the position of LIESA's (Independent League of the Samba Schools of...

July 15, 2020

Moderna Reports 100 Percent Success in Covid-19 Vaccine; Final Trial Required

The race for a vaccine against the novel coronavirus reached a milestone on Tuesday.

July 15, 2020

‘Ideological Mask’ and Other Contradictions of a Militarized Health Ministry

Backstage in the Ministry of Health, the atmosphere among officials is tense. After two cabinet Ministers left the government amid...

July 15, 2020

Study: Large Land Investments Promote Forest Destruction in Amazon Region

Large-scale land purchases of at least 200 hectares contribute to the destruction of tropical forests, according to a new study...

July 15, 2020

Hunger Could Affect 67 Million Latin Americans by 2030, UN Alerts

In 2019, 47.7 million people in Latin America and the Caribbean experienced hunger, which means that they were unable to...

July 15, 2020

Covid-19: Brazil Records 41,800 New Cases and 1,300 Deaths in 24 Hours (July 14th)

The daily update released by the Ministry of Health recorded 41,857 new cases of the novel coronavirus and 1,300 deaths...

July 15, 2020

Study by University of Campinas Suggests Covid-19 May Infect Fat Cells

The State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) conducted studies confirming that the novel coronavirus (Sars-CoV-2) may be able to infect human...

July 15, 2020

Delivery App Fever Causes Unexpected Shortage of Motorcycles in Brazil

The novel coronavirus pandemic has produced an unexpected imbalance in the motorcycle market. Production plummeted, with the suspension of plant...

July 15, 2020

Rio de Janeiro Export Revenue Down 15 Percent in 2020, According to FIRJAN

From January to May of this year, the state of Rio de Janeiro recorded a 15 percent drop in exports,...

July 15, 2020