Brazil Brazilian football legend Pele feels well after colon tumor removed Pele has been in hospital for six days with an undisclosed health issue, according to Brazilian media. 06/09/2021
no comment Indigenous rally ahead of Brazil land rights ruling Thousands of Indigenous Brazilians from more than 170 ethnic groups demonstrated in Brasilia, ahead of the Supreme Court's landmark ruling on land rights. 26/08/2021
Destinations This tropical landscape garden in Brazil has just won a major accolade Sítio Roberto Burle Marx has been named the latest UNESCO World Heritage site in Brazil. 01/08/2021
Brazil Brazil's Bolsonaro in hospital over persistent hiccups Bolsonaro was stabbed in the abdomen during the 2018 presidential campaign which caused intestinal damage and serious internal bleeding and the president has gone through several surgeries since, some unrelated to the attack. 15/07/2021
no comment Brazilians protest against Bolsonaro over Covid-19 situation Brazilians protest against President Jair Bolsonaro in Rio de Janeiro over his management of the Covid-19 pandemic, which has left over half a million dead in the country. 03/07/2021
no comment Copacabana beach protest as death toll passes 500K Activists set 500 red roses on Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana Beach on Sunday, commemorating the deaths of 500,000 Brazilians from COVID-19 as Brazil passed the devastating milestone. 20/06/2021
Brazil Hundreds of protesters call for Brazil's president to step down Anti-government protesters have taken to the streets in cities across Brazil as the nation's confirmed death toll from COVID-19 soared past half a million. 20/06/2021
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
no comment '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
no comment 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
