“Millionaires’ Tax” for Virus Relief Passes Argentine Senate
(AFP) Argentina's Senate passed a tax on about 12,000 of the country's richest people on Friday, to pay for coronavirus...
December 5, 2020Topic
Virus
Malls in Rio de Janeiro to Open 24 Hours for Christmas Shoppers
(AFP) Rio de Janeiro's shopping malls will stay open 24 hours a day through Christmas, authorities announced Friday, December 4th,...
December 5, 2020
Brazil Announces End of State of Emergency for Zika Virus
The country had been under a state of emergency for the virus which causes Zika and microcephaly for the past...
May 12, 2017
Opinion: Who’s Afraid of Yellow Fever? Why We Should Be
There hasn't been a yellow fever epidemic in Rio for over one hundred years, when the rich escaped to the...
April 22, 2016
U.S. CDC Study Concludes Zika Can Cause Microcephaly
The U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released on Wednesday (April 13th) a study which concludes that the...
April 14, 2016
Not Even Zika Virus Deters Pregnant Women From Carnival
Dozens participated in the family-oriented Carnival bloco Cordão Umbilical which paraded through the streets of a Rio de Janeiro neighborhood...
February 7, 2016
Brazil Reports First Suspected Ebola Case
Officials announced the first suspected case of Ebola in Brazil on Friday, October 10th.
October 10, 2014