Possible Outbreak of Yellow Fever in Brazil’s Minas Gerais State
According to authorities there are already 133 suspected cases of the disease and 38 suspicious deaths linked to the virus.
January 16, 2017Topic
Minas Gerais
Brazil’s Minas Gerais Declares State of Financial Calamity
The state, which registers a deficit of R$8 billion in its accounts, is the third to declare financial emergency this...
December 7, 2016
One Year After Mariana Dam Burst in Brazil Problem Persists
The burst of the Samarco dam in November 2015 which killed 19 persons and spilled chemicals over 600 km area...
November 4, 2016
Belo Horizonte: Experience a Food-Lover’s City in Brazil
Famous for its rustic fare, the food of Minas Gerais can be found in many of Brazil’s big cities. To...
May 7, 2016
Samarco, Vale, BHP to Pay R$155B for Dam Burst in Brazil
Prosecutors say assessment of damage in 2015 dam burst is not yet complete, but comparable to 2010 Gulf of Mexico...
May 4, 2016
Civil Lawsuit Filed Against Samarco, Vale and BHP in Brazil
Dam accident last month in Mariana, in the state of Minas Gerais, killed at least thirteen people and caused the...
December 11, 2015
Billion-Dollar Suit Filed by Brazil Against Samarco, BHP, Vale
Companies will have to recover all the degraded areas left behind from dam collapses.
November 30, 2015
Rousseff Announces Plan to Recover Rio Doce in Brazil
President Dilma Rousseff of Brazil announced on Tuesday a plan for the recovery of the Rio Doce Basin, affected by...
November 18, 2015
Hope Fading on Finding Missing From Brazil’s Dam Break
Officially, three people were reported dead and 26 persons are still missing in the area where two dams broke last...
November 9, 2015