A preserved Amazon rainforest worth USD $317 billion per year: World Bank
São Paulo, Brazil – A report produced this month by the World Bank suggests a development model for the Brazilian Amazon region that combines ecosystem...
Category : Brasil News
Court accepts charges against 7 Brazilian soccer players in match-fixing scandal
São Paulo, Brazil – Seven professional soccer players and nine members of a suspected gambling ring will go to trial for their alleged involvement in...
Bolsonaro supporter who planted bomb in truck found guilty and sentenced to 9 years in prison
São Paulo, Brazil – Two supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro who planted a bomb inside a fuel truck to be detonated at the airport...
Bolsonaro denies having told aid to falsify his COVID-19 vaccination card
São Paulo, Brazil – Former President Jair Bolsonaro testified to Brazil’s Federal Police for more than three hours on Tuesday and denied having ordered or...
3 million without a birth certificate: Inside Brazil’s push to issue identification to the homeless
São Paulo Brazil – Last December, with financial problems mounting, José was forced to live on the streets of São Paulo, Brazil’s largest city, and...
To avoid being blocked in Brazil, Telegram deletes message against “fake news bill” by order of the Supreme Court
São Paulo, Brazil – To avoid being blocked in Brazil for at least 72 hours, Telegram complied with a Supreme Court order and deleted a...
Brazil’s former Justice Minister, investigated for January 8 attacks on govt headquarters, released from jail
São Paulo, Brazil – Former Justice Minister Anderson Torres, who is accused of being complicit in the January 8 attacks on Brazil’s government headquarters by...
Brazil’s homeless population tops 200,000 after pandemic economic fallout
São Paulo, Brazil — Strolling through Trianon-Masp Park in the heart of São Paulo’s city center is an experience of contrasts. The lush, green foliage...
Deforestation falls in Amazon in 2023, but grows in the Cerrado, Brazil’s second largest biome
São Paulo, Brazil – Deforestation dropped in the Amazon rainforest between January and April 2023 compared to the same period last year. However, there has...
After a challenging quarter, new report from TheVentureCity suggests now is the time to build
Economies globally have been rocked by turbulence throughout financial markets, and startups across Latin America have not been immune to the effects. Following a post-pandemic...
