The long-awaited tax reform aims to simplify the system, widely considered overly burdensome for both individuals and businesses, and boost economic growth that has drifted between downturns and doldrums for the last decade
President Lula announced a $200 million plan to provide them with social assistance, although only 150 housing units are expected to be built
An NGO warns that the increase in violence due to the establishment of drug gangs in the largest tropical forest in the world must be included in the environmental debate
City officials inaugurated the renovated Cais de Valongo, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2017
The debate over the death of a fan due to extreme heat reveals the total mental disconnection of the majority in the face of climate collapse
While the cause of death for Ana Clara Benevides Machado has not been announced, media reported that fans were not allowed to take water into the stadium despite soaring temperatures
The suicide of a lesbian influencer — who was a supporter of former right-wing president Jair Bolsonaro — has put the spotlight on so-called ‘cures for homosexuality’ that persist, even though they have been banned for more than two decades
The incident marred the excitement ahead of the game between Brazil’s Fluminense and Argentina’s Boca Juniors, due on Saturday at Rio de Janeiro’s famed Maracana stadium
The government is exploring this new market and pledges to support small Black entrepreneurs in this sector
The Rio Art Museum has dedicated this season’s grand exhibition to telling the story of the rhythm born in the city’s marginal neighborhoods, which combines African-American soul music and Indigenous elements
It’s technically still winter in Brazil with spring due to start in a couple of days. But a heat wave has engulfed the country since the beginning of the week
Organizers of big events — such as the Carnival or Rock in Rio — sign contracts with the Cobra Coral Foundation, to prevent rain on key dates
The series on Prime Video is an entertaining show that takes place far from the stereotypes of palm-tree lined Rio de Janeiro
The ecologist Lélia Wanick shares her passion and fear for the future of the tropical forest with EL PAÍS, after receiving the Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity. Alongside her husband — the photographer Sebastião Salgado — she reforested more than 1,700 acres of land in her native Brazil
Plagued by legal problems and public protests, construction of this attraction on Sugarloaf Mountain has been halted by court order
After a decade, the city where the singer’s career took off is reopening the museum that displays her costumes, photos and famous tropical headdresses, a departure from Brazil’s indifference towards its biggest international star
One of the two individuals awaiting trial for the murder of the councilor from Rio de Janeiro has given investigators new clues as part of a plea bargain
The researchers are waiting for the WHO to approve the treatment, which is the first in the world to protect against a worm that infects 200 million people a year
The withdrawal of an award honoring Princess Elizabeth, who in 1888 signed the law that freed thousands of blacks, revives the debate about a figure elevated to heroine status by official history
The Federal Police’s press office provided a statement saying officers were carrying out 16 searches and six arrests in Rio de Janeiro related to the introduction of fraudulent data related to the Covid-19 vaccine into the nation’s health system
16-year-old Hamilton Moreira is a huge Corinthians fan who uses a wheelchair and has autism. He watched his first match in-person from the room on Sunday, and his mother says “he just loved” it
The crash of Flight 447 from Rio to Paris killed 228 people and led to lasting changes in aircraft safety measures
Countless neighbors have found in the classes offered at the Yoga na Maré Institute a way to cope with the stress caused by continuous police operations
The man turned himself in at a police station and did not appear to have any connection with the school. Authorities were searching for a motive
In this interview, the minister of Racial Equality of Brazil and sister of Marielle Franco, murdered five years ago this Tuesday, speaks about women’s representation in politics, racism, the right to abortion and the damage caused by Bolsonaro
The Viradouro samba school featured Rosa Egipciaca, a slave with a religious following who drew the ire of the Inquisition
The government expects 46 million people to join festivities that officially began Friday and run through February 22