Covid-19: Cases and deaths decline in Brazil; Rio de Janeiro state is exception
Over the past few weeks, the occupancy rates of Covid-19 Intensive Care Unit (ICU) beds for adults in the Unified...
August 20, 2021Topic
Deaths
Anti-Covid restrictions in São Paulo should remain in place until Mother’s Day, says epidemiologist
Despite a slowdown in the rates of admissions in Covid-19 ICU beds in the state of São Paulo, epidemiologist Paulo...
April 20, 2021
Covid-19: Risk of Dying in Brazil Far Higher Than World Average in 2020 – Study
The almost 195,000 Covid-19 deaths officially recorded in Brazil by the end of 2020 not only quickly increased this year...
February 3, 2021
Cities in Brazil Get Ready for Surge in Burials, But Funeral System May Collapse
As the health system in Brazil falters and the number of deaths climb due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the country...
April 29, 2020
Landmark Brazilian Law Fails to Halt Rising Feminicides
Bete speaks softly to her employers as she tries to push down her sleeves to cover her bruised arms. The...
August 11, 2019
Bolsonaro Criticised Over Remarks About Dictatorship Deaths
Brazil’s President, Jair Bolsonaro, is once again coming fire for comments he made on Monday (July 29th) about the assassination...
July 31, 2019
Violence Against Reporters in Latin America Increased in 2018
The improvement seen in the 2018 annual Reporters Without Borders (RFS) report on freedom of press in Latin America was...
April 30, 2019
Rio de Janeiro Legislative Assembly Approves Bill Allowing Deputies to Carry Guns
On Wednesday, April 10th, the state deputies of Rio de Janeiro’s legislative assembly approved a bill that allows them to...
April 11, 2019
Death Toll Rises to Ten After Rio’s Heavy Rains
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The number of victims of Monday night's heavy rains...
April 10, 2019