Sources: Los Angeles Times
At least 106 people are killed by mudslides and flooding in the Recife metropolitan area, Pernambuco, Brazil. 2022-05-28
Massachusetts confirms its first case of the Lineage P.1 variant that originated in Brazil. 2021-03-16
Denmark reports its first case of the Lineage P.1 variant first detected in Brazil in a person from the Capital Region. 2021-03-3
Spain will restrict travel to South Africa and Brazil due to concerns about new variants of SARS-CoV-2. 2021-02-2
Brazil's Ministry of Health reports 641 more deaths from COVID-19, bringing the death toll in the country to over 50,000. 2020-06-21
Brazilian President Michel Temer abolishes the 46,000 km 2 National Reserve of Copper and Associates (Renca) ecological reserve, which spans the borders of Amapá and Pará states in northern Brazil. More than 20 domestic and multinational firms have expressed an interest in accessing the area's deposits of gold, copper, tantalum, iron ore, nickel and manganese. 2017-08-25
Voters in Brazil go to the polls for the second round of a presidential election with incumbent President Dilma Rousseff re-elected. 2014-10-26
Trade unions in Greece call a general strike in protest against continuing austerity measures. 2012-09-26
Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb cancels performances in Brazil due to abdominal pains. 2011-04-5
Brazilian environmentalists and indigenous rights activists protest against the Belo Monte Dam in Brasilia. 2011-02-8