Brazil sees 5% rise in murders in 2020, with greatest increase in Northeast region states
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazil posted a 5% increase in murders in 2020 compared to 2019, after two consecutive…
April 10, 2026Topic
Northeast
Brazil’s soybean harvest slashed by another 10 million tons
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The consultancy, which had previously projected Brazil’s production at 144.7 million tons, is yet another…
January 15, 2022
Chinese investments in Brazil plummet 74% in 2020 due to pandemic
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – After more than doubling in 2019, the inflow of Chinese investments in Brazil failed to…
August 5, 2021
Brazil to test combination of Oxford and Clover vaccines
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazil will host an unprecedented study to assess the efficacy of combining the Oxford-AstraZeneca and…
May 31, 2021
New cold wave spreads over Brazil and South will experience frost
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – A new mass of cold air of polar origin is spreading over Brazil and will…
May 6, 2021
World largest cement group decides to sell business and leave Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Zurich-based world leader in the production of cement and other building materials, LafargeHolcim, is starting…
April 21, 2021
Tension Between Bolsonaro and Brazil’s Northeast Continues
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Tension between the government of president Jair Bolsonaro and the governors of nine Northeastern Brazilian states…
August 6, 2019
Temer and PT Both Claim Credit for São Francisco Project in Brazil
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Tension between Brazil’s President Michel Temer and the PT (Workers…
March 10, 2017
Opinion: Brazil’s Rural Culture Diminished
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Most Cariocas don’t know that Brazil’s second most popular spectator sport…
October 12, 2016