Brazil

Brazil

Energy-starved Rio favela enjoys solar panels on World Environment Day

Many poor neighbourhoods aren't properly connected to Brazil's energy grid, making electricity hard to access and expensive to connect to.

05/06/2021

Brazil

Brazil: Tens of thousands protest Bolsonaro's response to COVID-19

Protesters are calling for the president to be impeached. Brazil has the world's second-highest death toll with more than 461,000 lives lost since the beginning of the pandemic.

30/05/2021

Brazil

'King of cocaine': Italian mafia boss arrested in Brazil

Italian mafia leader Rocco Morabito was one of the top ten most wanted men in the world.

25/05/2021

Brazil

Brazil's fight against Covid-19 hampered by flooding and favela growth

In its struggle with the pandemic Brazil is battling on several fronts as flooding hampers vaccination efforts in remote areas and poverty deepens in cities.

16/05/2021

Brazil

Brazil: Rio's deadly police shootout prompts claims of abuse

25 people died in a massive police raid against drug traffickers in a Brazilian favela.

07/05/2021

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'Darth Vader' encourages Brazilians to get Covid-19 vaccine

An actor dressed as the Darth Vader character from the Star Wars films encourages and congratulates people queueing to get Covid-19 vaccines at the Planetarium vaccination centre in Rio de Janeiro

05/05/2021

Brazil

Brazilian regulator rejects use of Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine

"Due to the lack of consistent and reliable data, Anvisa's Board of directors unanimously decided not to recommend the exceptional importation of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine," the watchdog said on Monday.

27/04/2021

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Sao Paulo police raid bar where more than 100 people gathered

Sao Paulo police raid and close a bar where more than 100 people were gathered during an operation against illegal parties as Brazil's economic capital prohibits the opening of bars and restaurants in an attempt to stem the spread of the coronavirus.

21/04/2021

Brazil

Brazil's virus outlook darkens amid COVID vaccine delays

The Health Ministry has cut its outlook for vaccine supplies in April three times already, to half their initial level, and the country’s two biggest laboratories are facing supply constraints.

11/04/2021

Brazil

Countries hit new records of COVID case numbers and deaths

Numbers have been surging in countries even where the pandemic is thought to be kept in check.

09/04/2021

Brazil

Brazil's daily deaths from COVID pass 4,000 mark for first time

Only the US and Peru have had daily death tolls higher than 4,000. Brazil's pandemic toll is quickly approaching 340,000, the second-highest in the world.

07/04/2021

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Bolsonaro supporters, protesters clash at Brazil demo

Minor scuffles broke out in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday as supporters of President Jair Bolsonaro clashed with opponents at a public demonstration held on the anniversary of the country's military coup.

01/04/2021

Brazil

Brazil military chiefs quit as Bolsonaro seeks their support

The leaders of all three branches of Brazil’s armed forces jointly resigned following President Jair Bolsonaro's replacement of the defence minister

31/03/2021

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Rio de Janeiro's Christ the Redeemer undergoes renovation

Rio de Janeiro's Christ the Redeemer undergoes renovation

29/03/2021

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Bolsonaro greets supporters as they wish him happy birthday

They cheered the 66-year-old outside the presidential palace in the capital, Brasilia.

23/03/2021

Travel News

Iconic beaches in Rio de Janeiro and Miami are closed to the public

Rio and Florida are known for their long, sweeping beaches but spikes in Coronavirus cases and brawling crowds have led to them being closed.

21/03/2021

Nature

Does the Amazon rainforest emit more greenhouse gases than it absorbs?

A new study suggests the Amazon rainforest could actually be contributing to the climate crisis.

17/03/2021

Brazil

Brazil's Bolsonaro picks fourth health minister in year as COVID rages

The revolving door signals the challenges for the government of Latin America’s largest nation to implement effective measures to control the virus’ spread, or even agree on which measures are necessary.

16/03/2021

Brazil

WHO urges Brazil to act as COVID deaths hit record high

"We are deeply concerned," WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said at a press conference.

13/03/2021

Brazil

Restrictions on Rio's Copacabana beach as COVID-19 cases rise

Police are now patrolling Brazil's most famous beach after its many stalls were closed on Friday.

06/03/2021

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Rio's 'bate-bolas' stage small parade despite cancelled carnival

The world-famous Brazilian festival is not happening this year amid the pandemic, but some still dressed up in their exuberant, hand-made costumes for a symbolic celebration.

14/02/2021

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Sambistas perform to open Rio's would-be carnival season

The symbolic performance marked what would have opened Rio's carnival season - a series of events that has been scrapped due to the pandemic.

13/02/2021

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Brazil's Amazon riverside communities receive COVID jabs

Brazil has recorded nearly 10 million cases of COVID-19 and 234,000 deaths.

10/02/2021

Brazil

Brazil's Amazon region suffers deadly lack of oxygen supplies

Brazilian artists, football clubs, and politicians used their platforms to appeal for help for the city of Manaus, which is experiencing a dire lack of oxygen.

16/01/2021

Brazil

'We're super tired of this war': Life on Brazil's COVID-19 frontline

Euronews was given access to a hospital in Rio de Janeiro, the city with the highest per capita coronavirus death rate in the country.

12/01/2021

World

Private clinics start ordering COVID-19 jabs in Brazil

Brazil’s health ministry has yet to deliver details of its national vaccination plan. The central government has tasked state governors, research institutes, and private clinics with acquiring the jabs. Our International correspondent Anelise Borges is in Rio de Janeiro.

11/01/2021