Brazil sees 5% rise in murders in 2020, with greatest increase in Northeast region states
Last year, 43,892 violent deaths were recorded, compared to 41,730 in 2019. That is, 2,162 additional deaths. Victims of intentional...
April 10, 2026Topic
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Brazil: African smoke over the Amazon
Up to two-thirds of the soot over the central Amazon rainforest originates in Africa. This is the finding of a...
May 10, 2023
“Is someone pushing for a coup d’état?” asks Bolsonaro
A letter signed by academics, business people, and artists, presented yesterday at the University of São Paulo (USP), warns somewhat
August 13, 2022
Brazil has 49 universities ranked among the 100 best in Latin America
That Brazil has excellent higher education institutions, all Brazilians already know; what few are aware of is that many of...
February 9, 2022
Half of Covid-19 deaths in Brazil are due to inequality – Imperial College London
The severity of Covid-19 infection, caused by new variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus (e.g., Gamma), was not the leading cause...
October 22, 2021
Analysis: Why is Brazil investigating Bolsonaro’s handling of Covid-19?
Brazilian senate committee investigates President Jair Bolsonaro's handling of the Covid-19 pandemic in order to identify responsibilities
May 10, 2021
Grains, livestock and sugarcane boost Brazil’s agribusiness producer price index in March
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - According to Cepea researchers (Center for Advanced Studies in Applied Economics, University of São Paulo),...
April 22, 2021
Brazil’s hospitals at risk as weather changes bring more floods
Last December, when physician Victor Heitor Gomes became health director for Rafard, a municipality 150 km northwest of São Paulo,...
March 9, 2021
After confirming new strains, São Paulo inland city Araraquara decrees lockdown
After confirming the circulation of new Covid-19 strains detected in Amazonas and in the United Kingdom, Araraquara - which was...
February 16, 2021