Alert for Landslides and Floods in Rio’s Mountainous Region
In the past, the mountainous regions of the state have faced deadly landslides due to rains during the summer season.
January 22, 2016Topic
Deaths
Police Officers Arrested in Rio de Janeiro for Killing Youths
The officers are accused of killing five youths by firing more than 100 bullets into the car they were in...
December 2, 2015
Survey Shows Increase in Violent Deaths in Brazil in 2014
The survey shows that second largest number of violent deaths occurred during police actions, with police killing eight persons per...
October 9, 2015
More Than 2,300 Deaths Recorded by Police in Brazil in 2014
In 2014, six people have died per day on average in Brazil through military police, totaling in 2,368 deaths in...
July 27, 2015
Study Finds Black Brazilians Killed by Gunfire 2.5 More than Whites
The 'Map of Violence' report shows that shows that in all more than 42.4 thousand lives were lost in 2012...
May 14, 2015
Brazil Ranks Highest in Killing of Land and Environmental Activists
A study by UK-based NGO, Global Witness, found that in Brazil there were 29 activists killed in 2014, the most...
April 21, 2015
Three Police Officers Shot and Killed Over 48 Hours in Rio
Since January 2015, 57 police officers were shot in Rio de Janeiro state, and of these, seventeen have died.
March 9, 2015
Belo Horizonte Bridge Collapse in Brazil: Daily
On Thursday, July 3rd an overpass in World Cup host city Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil collapsed, crushing vehicles and...
July 4, 2014
Club Fire Kills 232 in Southern Brazil: Daily
At least 232 people have died in a nightclub fire in central Rio Grande do Sul, at the Kiss nightclub...
January 27, 2013