Authorities of the southern Brazil state of Rio Grande do Sul said Saturday that eight people died and 19 others were missing after a winter storm swept through the region. Gov. Eduardo Leite said that one of those killed was a 4-month-old
A former student entered a school and then began shooting in Brazil’s southern Parana state Monday, killing a 15-year-old girl and severely wounding another teen, a spokesperson for the city of Cambé told The Associated Press by phone. The gunman, aged 20
World’s largest chicken supplier, Brazil, unlikely to impose nationwide ban on exports over bird flu
Revised trade accords with most of Brazil’s trade partners, including China, make it unlikely the world’s largest chicken supplier will impose a nationwide ban on exports should the virus that causes highly pathological avian influenza (HPAI) hit commercial flocks. Ricardo Santin, head
In the depths of the Amazon, Brazil is building an otherworldly structure — a complex of towers arrayed in six rings, poised to spray mists of carbon dioxide into the rainforest. But the reason is utterly terrestrial: to understand how the world’s
The U.S. Embassy in Brasília, Brazil, published a video teaching the “importance” of using gender-neutral pronouns, including “xe/xem” and “ze/hir.” The video was posted to the Embassy’s social media on Wednesday for the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia. The video
Brazil’s Justice Ministry on Tuesday ordered Google to stop conducting what it called a propaganda campaign against Brazilian legislation aimed at curbing misinformation, or face about $200,000 per hour in fines. The company later Tuesday took down an article the ministry had
Former UFC fighter Felipe Corales died on Monday after being hit by a bus in Brazil, according to Globo Esporte. Corales, 29, was hit in Guaratiba, which is a large neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro. His fighting coach, Rodrigo Babi, told Combate
Brazil’s government is directing $30 million to bolster school safety in the wake of a deadly hatchet attack on a day care that left four children dead and five other kids injured. By the determination of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da
Four children were killed, and five others were injured following an ax attack at Cantinho Bom Pastor day care center in Blumenau, Brazil. The assailant turned himself in at a police station and did not appear to have any connection with the
Four children were killed, and three others were injured following an ax attack at Cantinho Bom Pastor day care center in Blumenau, Brazil. “It is with great sadness that I receive the regrettable news that the Cantinho do Bom Pastor private day