Rio Health Officials on Alert Due to Rising Dengue Cases
Rio de Janeiro city health officials are on alert. The number of dengue cases in January and February in the...
March 18, 2019Topic
Politics
Brazil to Sign Accord With US for Use of Space Launch Base
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro confirmed on Thursday that the Brazilian government will sign an agreement with the United States for...
March 15, 2019
Brazil’s Senate Approves Bill For Equal Wages
Brazil’s Senate approved a bill on Wednesday that would impose a fine on companies and employers that do not pay...
March 14, 2019
Brazilian Officials to Verify Indigenous Land Invasions in Amazon
Brazilian minister, General Santos Cruz, and Funai President, Franklimberg de Freitas, will visit region of the Belo Monte hydroelectric plant...
March 11, 2019
Little to Celebrate in Brazil on International Women’s Day
Despite a broader awareness of women’s rights, and laws implemented in the past year which make sexual harassment a crime,...
March 8, 2019
Mangueira Crowned 2019 Rio Carnival Samba School Champions
The samba school told the history of Brazil from the perspective of the popular, unsung heroes, including murdered councilwoman, Marielle...
March 7, 2019
Street Parades Still Going Strong on Ash Wednesday in Brazil
The calendar says the 2019 carnival is officially over, but in Rio de Janeiro, and throughout Brazil, that does not...
March 6, 2019
Brazil’s Samba Schools and Blocos Pay Tribute to Lawmaker Marielle Franco
Among the traditional samba tunes this year during Carnival in Brazil, several samba schools and ‘blocos’ honored lawmaker and activist,...
March 5, 2019
Vale’s CEO is Removed From Post After Brumadinho Tragedy
Vale's president, Fabio Schvartsman, and three directors of the Brazilian mining giant were temporarily removed from the company’s administration on...
March 4, 2019