FIFA Bans Former Brazil Football Chief for Life
Former Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) president José Maria Marin has been given a life ban from all football-related activities for...
April 16, 2019Topic
Rio de Janeiro news
Brazil Suffers Massive Increase in Land Conflicts in 2019
Almost a million people were involved in land conflicts in 2018, reads the annual report by the Episcopal Commission for...
April 16, 2019
Brazil’s Economic Activity Suffers Major Contraction in February
Brazilian economic activity contracted in February by the most in nine months, a central bank indicator showed on Monday, adding...
April 15, 2019
Brazil to set up Japanese-Style Police Monitoring System
The Bolsonaro administration decided Friday to introduce Japanese-style local police activities, including the “koban” police box system, across the country...
April 15, 2019
MASP Exhibits Tarsila Amaral and Lina Bo Nardi
By Xiu Ying, Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL - The works of two important female artists from Brazil will be...
April 15, 2019
Fake News are the Main Obstacle to HPV Vaccination
In Brazil, fake news is an essential deterrent to increased HPV (Human Papilloma Virus) vaccination coverage, according to the Ministry...
April 15, 2019
Brazil’s Lower House Speaker Under Police Investigation
By Richard Mann, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazilian police have accused Rodrigo Maia, Brazil's powerful lower house...
April 15, 2019
Brazil and the US Urge Cuba, Russia, and China to Stop Supporting Maduro
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Brazil’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Ernesto Araújo have urged Cuba, Russia, and China...
April 15, 2019
Brazil Wants to Lead Global Seafood Market
Jorge Seif Júnior, National Secretary of Aquaculture and Fisheries, said he is determined to include Brazil among the world’s leading...
April 14, 2019