Brazil Target of Protests in India for Opposing Vaccine Patent Waiver
Over 200 organizations and individuals representing patients, doctors, scientists and social groups from India and South Africa are protesting against...
February 3, 2021Topic
Switzerland
Brazilian Seeks to Participate in Dogsled Competition through 300km of Arctic Tundra
Brazilian native, Rayssa Sereno, is close to fulfilling a dream: to lead a dog-pulled sleigh through 300 km of Arctic...
December 9, 2019
British Singer Corinne Bailey Rae Signs up for First Montreux Jazz Festival in Rio
In honor of International Jazz Day, British jazz star Corinne Bailey Rae announced that she is to be joining the...
May 3, 2019
Swiss Attorney General Refunds Millions to Brazil
Crimefighters in Switzerland and Brazil pledged to intensify cooperation to resolve the sprawling corruption case linked to Brazilian state oil...
April 10, 2019
Switzerland Holds Brazil to 1×1 Draw in World Cup
By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - After a four-year wait, tournament favorites Brazil began their 2018...
June 18, 2018
U.S. Judge Orders Brazil’s Odebrecht to Pay US$2.6B Fine
Along with its subsidiary, Braskem, Odebrecht is ordered to pay the governments of Brazil, the United States and Switzerland.
April 18, 2017
Brazil’s Odebrecht to Pay U.S., Switzerland Billions in Fines
Already considered the largest-ever global bribery accord, Odebrecht, and subsidiary Braskem, agree to pay two foreign countries over US$3.5 billion...
December 22, 2016
Olympic Torch Lit Today in Greece Ready to Travel to Brazil
The countdown has finally begun. With 106 days until the start of the first Olympics in South America in Rio...
April 21, 2016
Live Earth Concert to Return to Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro will be among seven locations to participate in the 24-hour Live Earth concert series on June 18,...
January 23, 2015