Etiket: Brazil
Brazil | At least seven dead and three missing after rocks fall into lake
(Rio de Janeiro) The fall of a section of cliff on boats sailing in a very touristy lake in the state of Minas Gerais, in southeastern Brazil, left at least…
Huge rock collapses and kills at least 5 people in Brazil
The fall of a section of cliff on boats sailing in a very touristy lake in the state of Minas Gerais, in southeastern Brazil, left at least five dead and…
Les Bleues will challenge Finland, Brazil and the Netherlands in the Tournoi de France
We know the program that awaits the players of Corinne Deacon in a little over a month. Friday January 7, the French Football Federation (FFF) formalized the calendar of the…
Brazil: after the one in Rio, the street carnival of Sao Paulo is canceled
The city hall of Sao Paulo, the largest metropolis in Latin America, announced on Thursday the cancellation of its street carnival due to the resumption of COVID-19 contaminations in Brazil,…
Brazil | No surgery for Bolsonaro, who remains hospitalized
(Sao Paulo) Doctors under Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, admitted to an emergency hospital in Sao Paulo on Monday on suspicion of intestinal obstruction, announced on Tuesday that he would not…
Brazil: cruise lines suspend activity after outbreaks
The Brazilian Maritime Cruise Association announced on Monday the suspension of travel until January 21, due to “differences” on the application of COVID protocols, following recommendations from the health authority…
Brazil | After the floods, the distress and the controversy
(Itapetinga) Residents of Bahia state in northeastern Brazil were on Wednesday trying to save what they could from the rubble after flooding caused by heavy rains, President Jair Bolsonaro’s absence…
Floods in Brazil: “worst disaster in the history of Bahia”
Floods caused by heavy rains in the state of Bahia (northeastern Brazil) have killed two more people, bringing the number of deaths since early November in the region to 20,…
Brazil | Flood toll rises to 20 dead, 63,000 displaced
(Itapetinga) Floods caused by heavy rains in the state of Bahia (northeastern Brazil) have killed two more people, bringing the death toll to 20 since early November in the region,…
Brazil: 18 dead and 58 municipalities flooded in torrential rains
A man has been killed in inclement weather strikes the northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia, bringing the death toll to 18 since early November in the region, where 58 municipalities…
Floods in Brazil | 35,000 people driven from their homes since November
(El Salvador) A man has been killed in the bad weather in the Brazilian state of Bahia (northeast), bringing to 18 the number of deaths since the beginning of November…
Brazil | 11,000 people evacuated due to heavy rains
(El Salvador) More than 11,000 people have been forced to leave their homes and 4,200 have had to be taken care of by the authorities due to flooding in 19…
COVID-19 | Brazil to offer fourth dose of vaccine for immunocompromised
(Brasilia) People with immune deficiencies in Brazil will be able to receive a fourth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, four months after the third, the health ministry said on Monday.…
Brazil | Amazonian Santa Claus distributes gifts by boat
(Manaus) In the heart of the Brazilian Amazon, no sleigh for Santa Claus: perched on the prow of a large motor boat, he greets the children who are waiting for…
“Presidential Decree”, a film on racism which is controversial in Brazil
Do black people want redress for the harm caused by slavery? May they “return” to Africa! It is on this absurd theory that the scenario of Presidential decree, a dystopian…
In Brazil, a pro-Bolsonaro evangelical judge at the Supreme Court
His name is André Mendonça, he is 48 years old. On Thursday, December 16, he joined the Federal Supreme Court, a very powerful judicial institution similar to the American Supreme…
In Brazil, a pro-Bolsonaro evangelical judge at the Supreme Court
His name is André Mendonça, he is 48 years old. On Thursday, December 16, he joined the Federal Supreme Court, a very powerful judicial institution similar to the American Supreme…
To the Ministry of Health | Cyber attack delays anti-COVID-19 measures in Brazil
(Brasilia) Brazil on Friday postponed the obligation of a five-day quarantine for unvaccinated travelers from abroad on Friday due to a cyberattack on the site of the Ministry of Health.…
Variant Omicron in Brazil | Sao Paulo and 15 other cities cancel New Year’s celebrations
Sorry, your browser does not support videos (Sao Paulo) Sao Paulo, the most populous metropolis in Brazil, canceled Thursday New Year’s Eve which traditionally brings together two million people on…
242 dead in Brazil | Beginning of the trial on the fire of a nightclub in 2013
(Porto Alegre) The trial over the nightclub fire that left 242 people dead in Brazil, mostly young people, opened on Wednesday with moving testimonies in the southern state of Rio…