No Comment Brazil's Soapbox Cart Championship kicks off Competitors travel at speeds of more than 100km/h in the Brazilian Soapbox Cart Championship in Brumadinho, Minas Gerais state. The carts are made of wood or iron and the course is 3km of steep descents. 19/06/2022
No Comment No comment videos of the week This week, European leaders meet with Zelenskyy in the Kyiv, people strip off to go to the beach near Gaza or fight for their rights on bikes in London, and what if coping with climate change means turning to snack insects? No agenda, no slant. Get the picture without the commentary. 18/06/2022
No Comment Men riding horses take part in traditional festival Cavalhada in Brazil Men riding horses take part in Cavalhada, a traditional festival held in Mateus Leme city, southeastern of Minas Gerais state. 13/06/2022
Green News Amazon groups offered mediation in supermarket deforestation row It is the first time a French supermarket chain has been taken to court over deforestation and the loss of land and livelihood. 10/06/2022
No Comment Marilyn Monroe drag queens call on presidents to act on climate change Drag queens dressed as Marilyn Monroe performed Thursday in Los Angeles on the sidelines of the Summit of the Americas to fight climate change. 10/06/2022
Green News Dom Phillips: Why is the Amazon rainforest dangerous for journalists? British journalist Dom Phillips has been missing in the Amazon rainforest with his guide since Sunday - but there’s more to the story than you might think. 08/06/2022
No Comment Rio genital-shaped waffle house ordered to cover explicit sign and not to sell to minors Rio de Janeiro’s waffle house La Putaria, in the famed neighbourhood of Ipanema. 04/06/2022
No Comment 50 couples get married in mass wedding ceremony in Brazil The Public Defender's Office of the state of Minas Gerais fulfills the dream of 50 couples in its fifth edition of community wedding in Belo Horizonte, in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The initiative is aimed at low-income couples, who cannot afford the cost of a private wedding. 21/05/2022
No Comment Brazilians claim world's biggest-ever barbecue The Parauapebas City Hall, located in Pará state in northern Brazil, organise what they claim as the "biggest barbecue in the world" to celebrate the city's 34th anniversary. 12/05/2022
Scenes From the favelas to the Olympics: the Brazilian breakdancer determined to make her country proud In partnership with Media City "I don't think of anything when I dance, nothing. It's a moment when I turn off my mind and stop thinking about absolutely everything, problems, everything". 09/05/2022
Experiences Watch: Rio Carnival parade makes an emotional return in Brazil Locals were delighted to welcome carnival floats back to Rio de Janeiro and São Paolo. 27/04/2022
No Comment Rio's carnival samba school defends memory of indigenous tribe Rio's samba school Unidos da Tijuca dedicates its show to the Amazonian tribe Saterre Mawe, to represent the "resistance of the indigenous people who have historically been massacred" in Brazil and to draw attention to "environmental conservation". 25/04/2022
Culture news Rio de Janiero's colourful carnival returns after pandemic hiatus Rio de Janiero's Carnival is back for the first time since the pandemic. Brazil's top samba schools took part in the dazzling parade at the Sambadrome. 25/04/2022
No Comment Rio's carnival fights against racism Rio de Janeiro's carnival, a glittering, sequin-studded festival of the flesh, exploded back to life Friday with the first famed samba school parades since Covid-19 hit Brazil. 23/04/2022
No Comment Brazil holds first carnival since Covid Rio de Janeiro holds the first carnival since Covid-19 hit Brazil. 23/04/2022
No Comment Brazil: Thousands of indigenous people demonstrate for their land rights Thousands of indigenous people are demonstrating in Brasilia to oppose mining and oil exploration in their reserves. 07/04/2022
Living Greta Thunberg gets invite onto floating home made from rubbish Brazilian artist Luiz Fernando Barreto built his floating house on Pavuna River in Rio de Janeiro to bring awareness to the pollution of its waters. 29/03/2022
Nature Why is no one talking about the surge in forest growth in Europe? Growth of European woodland seems to be an exception to the ongoing international deforestation crisis, but political challenges related to global forestry are greater than tree planting. 24/02/2022
Brazil Severe floods and mudslides in Brazil kill at least 104 north of Rio The state fire department said 25.8 centimetres of rain fell within three hours on Tuesday -- almost as much as during the previous 30 days combined. 17/02/2022
No Comment Rescuers on scene after deadly Brazil landslides Rescuers on scene after deadly Brazil landslides 16/02/2022