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Diving Santa Claus brings festive spirit to Rio de Janiero aquarium

Santa Claus swam with the sharks at the Aqua Rio Marine Aquarium during their daily feeding session.

15/12/2020

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Indigenous photographer captures tribe fighting for the rainforest

A set of photos show the Guajajara people working hard to protect the Amazon rainforest in Brazil.

11/12/2020

World

Amazon deforestation at highest level in 12 years, new data reveals

The 11,088 square kilometres that were deforested between July 2019 and August 2020 marks an increase of 9.6% compared to last year.

01/12/2020

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Protests in Brazil after black man beaten by supermarket security

People protested in a Carrefour supermarket in Rio de Janeiro after the death of a Black man beaten by white security guards at another branch in Porto Alegre. The killing has sparked outrage on social networks and overshadowed Brazil's Black Consciousness Day, a holiday in several states.

21/11/2020

Brazil

Killing of black man at supermarket sparks protests across Brazil

The man died after being beaten by supermarket security on the eve of Brazil's annual Black Consciousness Day, sparking angry protests at Carrefour shops across the country.

21/11/2020

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Plane with first doses of CoronaVac vaccine lands in Brazil

Brazil has received its first batch of the Chinese-made CoronaVac vaccine despite a political and diplomatic row over whether to use it.

19/11/2020

Brazil

Brazil halts trials of Chinese-made vaccine due to 'serious event'

The potential vaccine is being developed by Chinese biopharmaceutical firm Sinovac and in Brazil would be mostly produced by Sao Paulo's state-run Butantan Institute.

10/11/2020

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Pele's home town pays tribute to footballing legend with mural

The mural can be seen in the coastal city of Santos, ahead of the sporting legend's 80th birthday. Pele played 496 matches for Santos football club and 92 matches for Brazil between 1957 and 1971.

19/10/2020

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Greenpeace raises statue of Brazil's Bolsonaro in burnt wetlands

Greenpeace activists raise a four-meter statue of Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro in the burnt Pantanal wetlands to criticise his environmental policy.

10/10/2020

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Dozens dance in Rio de Janeiro's streets despite COVID-19

Dozens of revellers took to the streets of Rio de Janeiro on Monday night to dance and sing at an impromptu but authorised street party.

06/10/2020

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Musicians try to lift spirits in COVID-hit Brazilian favela

A group of youth musicians from Heliopolis, the largest favela of Sao Paulo, performed on Tuesday in the streets of the neighbourhood in an attempt to provide a respite from COVID-19.

26/08/2020

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Graffiti artists paint giant murals on tower blocks in Sao Paulo

Paola Delfin puts the finishing touches to a mural in the Brazillian city.

18/08/2020

Brazil

Fires in Brazilian Amazon on the rise

Photographs from Brazilian Amazon show large forest fires and deforestation

17/08/2020

Brazil

Fears grow for Brazilian Amazon after thousands of fires in July

The number of forest fires in the Brazilian Amazon rose 28% last month compared to July 2019, fuelling fears that the world's largest rainforest could be devastated by fires again this year.

02/08/2020

Brazil

Forest fires surge in Brazil's Amazon rainforest

Brazil's national space agency, INPE, identified 6,803 fires in the Amazon region in July 2020, up from 5,318 the year before.

01/08/2020

Brazil

Brazil's President Bolsonaro says he's recovered from coronavirus

Shortly after disclosing the negative result, Bolsonaro left the presidential residence on a motorcycle and greeted supporters.

25/07/2020

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Nocturnal sloths adapt to deforestation by coming out in the day

Their home in the Atlantic forest is the most endangered rainforest in Brazil.

23/07/2020

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Coronavirus: Performers create a drive-in circus in Brazil

Following measures to curb the spread of the COVID-19, Brazilian circus artists decided to go back to work in a different way.

19/07/2020

Brazil

COVID-19: Footvolley returns to Rio as Australia suspends parliament

Meanwhile, US infections are close to hit the four million mark.

18/07/2020

Green News

Research shows that eating steak in Europe comes at a high price

"The jungles of Brazil are at a breaking point," said Professor Britaldo Soares-Filho, co-author of the study.

17/07/2020

Brazil

Coronavirus: Brazil and India now number cases in the millions

More than 2 million cases have now been recorded in Brazil while the India Health Ministry confirmed on Friday that the country has surpassed 1 million confirmed infections.

17/07/2020

Brazil

Bolsonaro eager to leave 'horrible' quarantine after getting COVID-19

The Brazilian President has been in quarantine for a week after testing positive for coronavirus.

14/07/2020

Brazil

СOVID-19: how Brazil is failing its indigenous people

The deadly coronavirus is spreading across the protected lands of indigenous people, who blame illegal miners, other intruders and the Brazilian state.

10/07/2020

Brazil

Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro says he tested positive for COVID-19

He has said that his history as an athlete would protect him from the virus, and that it would be nothing more than a “little flu” were he to contract it.

07/07/2020

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Catholics attend first mass in Rio since virus lockdown

The devoted of the Catholic church welcomed the chance to attend a mass after almost three months praying and listening to ceremonies from home via social media.

05/07/2020

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Brazil squatters endure coronavirus crisis

Brazilian squat residents describe the appalling conditions in which they endure the coronavirus crisis.

27/06/2020