Brazil’s Municipal Elections: How They Work and What They Mean
Brazil has 5,570 municipalities, spread around 26 states. [The Federal District has no municipalities, only administrative divisions.] In thousands of...
September 1, 2020Topic
English Newspaper Rio de Janeiro
Brazilian Tourist Paradise Imposes Unprecedented Demand on Visitors
Brazil ranks second in the world in terms of the number of people infected with coronavirus. It also holds this...
September 1, 2020
Brazil’s Defense, Citizenship, Communications and Education Ministry Budgets Increase
The Ministries of Communications, Defense, Citizenship and Education will have a boost in their budget in 2021, according to the...
September 1, 2020
Brazil’s Bolsonaro Says Nobody Will Be Forced to Take Coronavirus Vaccine
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who has consistently questioned the severity of the coronavirus outbreak, said on Monday, August 31st, that...
September 1, 2020
Opportunity in Crisis: Online Event Startups Take Off During Pandemic
The events sector was immediately struck by the novel coronavirus pandemic. In March, the authorities' recommendation to avoid crowds prevented...
September 1, 2020
Legal Abortions in Brazil’s Specialized Hospitals Rise in Pandemic, Exposing Sexual Violence
In addition to triggering a global health crisis, the novel coronavirus pandemic has deepened gender-based violence in many parts of...
September 1, 2020
Brazil’s Lower House May Vote to End Petrobras’ Virtual Monopoly in Gas Industry
Brazil’s lower house is set to vote on Tuesday, September 1st, to pass a bill that can further open up...
August 31, 2020
The Country That Discovered How to Grow During the Pandemic: Sell Citizenship
With more or less coronavirus cases, with high or low mortality rates, virtually every country in the world is suffering...
August 31, 2020
Banking Revolution Should Boost Competition Among Fintechs and Banks in Brazil
Two new tools - PIX and open banking - pledge to revolutionize the Brazilian banking system and, as a result,...
August 31, 2020