A task force of federal agencies reported identifying 163 workers laboring in conditions akin to slavery at subcontracted companies involved in the construction of BYD’s (Build Your Dreams) electric car …
Brazil Society
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A survey conducted by Datafolha reveals that Brazilians fear the security forces more than they trust them. According to the data, 51% of respondents said they are more afraid of …
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Companies and residential condominiums in Rio de Janeiro have turned to bulletproofing windows and doors to mitigate the risks of gunfire. Industry entrepreneurs report that demand has been increasing steadily …
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From January to November, fire affected an area of 297,680 km² in Brazil, equivalent to the state of Rio Grande do Sul (281,707 km²). This figure represents a 90% increase …
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The most substandard types of housing in Brazil—homes with walls made of repurposed wood and uncoated mud-brick houses—still shelter about 2.5 million people. The data comes from the 2022 Census …
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After spending a year in a shelter in Panama, the Brazilian girl Liliane has been repatriated with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and will stay in a …
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Black women and men live four to nearly six years less, respectively, than white people in Brazil. At the root of this disparity lies poverty. It exposes the poorest populations …
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The investigation into the murder of businessman Antonio Vinicius Lopes Gritzbach, 38, at Guarulhos International Airport last Friday (8), has three main hypotheses. These hypotheses follow groups of suspects who …
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The news was announced by “People” magazine: at 44 years old, Gisele Bünchen is expecting her third child, the result of her relationship with Joaquim Valente, 35 years old. “Gisele …
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Researchers from the Humpback Whale Project celebrated on the catamaran when they sighted, at the beginning of this month, a female humpback whale swimming with her calf in the sea …