Sprinter Melânia Luz dos Santos will be included in the hall of fame of Brazil’s Olympic committee COB. The athlete, who died in 2016 aged 88, won three South American medals and was the first black woman from Brazil to… Read More »Sprinter Melânia Luz joins Brazil Olympic Committee hall of fame
Agents from the Brazilian Air Force intercepted a small aircraft flying into Brazilian airspace without authorization in Mato Grosso do Sul state, Central-West Brazil, at around 12:36 pm Sunday (Jul 3). Two Super Tucano (A-29) air defense aircraft were deployed.… Read More »Brazil Air Force intercepts plane carrying 500kg of cocaine
Former Minister of Culture Sergio Paulo Rouanet died on Sunday (Jul. 3) in Rio de Janeiro, at the age of 88. He was the author of the Cultural Incentive Law and, together with his wife, the German-born philosopher Barbara Freitag,… Read More »Former Minister of Culture Sergio Rouanet dies at 88
Brazil had at least 480,000 civil and military police officers on active duty in 2020, according to the survey Profile of Public Security Institutions released on Friday (Jul. 1) by the Ministry of Justice and Public Security. The sum of… Read More »Number of firefighters, military and civil police officers drops
Jair Bolsonaro’s demolition of Brazil’s Indigenous and environmental protection services and “surrender of the Amazon to crooks” played a direct role in the murders of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira, the politician leading a congressional inquiry into the crime has… Read More »Bolsonaro’s ‘surrender of Amazon to crooks played role in murders of Phillips and Pereira’
The state of Alagoas has declared state of emergency for 180 days in another 15 municipalities as a result of the rains pounding Northeast Brazil. Reported thus far are 50 municipalities with compromised infrastructure and a large number of people… Read More »Emergency declared across 50 cities in Alagoas state due to rains
Losing the final 2-1 to Uruguay in the 1950 World Cup. The 7-1 in the semi-final, also at home, to Germany, in 2014. Some say that, among the painful football traumas, there is a game that makes fans of the… Read More »Today is the day: “Tragédia do Sarriá”, defeat of the 82 team 40 years ago
TV Brasil has consolidated its position as the fifth highest-rated channel on Brazil’s television panel in June. Its impressive performance confirms the public’s recognition and interest in its catalog, packed as it is with new shows and classics of the… Read More »TV Brasil ranks 5th among Brazil channels with highest ratings
Justice Luiz Fux, head of Brazil’s Supreme Court, said the court will remain vigilant in the second half of the year so that the upcoming general elections transpire with no major incidents. “The Supreme Federal Court will remain vigilant and… Read More »Chief justice: Top court vigilant ahead of general elections in Brazil
Friday (1st) was a day of triumphs for duos with Brazilians in the traditional Wimbledon Tournament. Bia Haddad from São Paulo won in her debut, playing alongside Polish Magdalena Frech. The partnership won by 2 sets to 1 (4/6 6/4… Read More »Duos Rafael Matos and Bruno Soares and Bia Haddad advance in Wimbledon