The state of New York has discovered its first case of the Brazilian variant of the coronavirus. What We Know: Governor Andrew Cuomo’s office announced […]
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U.S. is in a ‘Race Against Time’ with New Coronavirus Variants, Scientists Warn
Scientists warn of rapidly spreading mutations of COVID-19 that may prompt a spike in cases across the U.S. What We Know: So far, there have […]
Brazilian Women Head to Argentina to Avoid Abortion Ban
Women in Brazil, where a conservative government strictly maintains the illegality of abortion, are heading to Buenos Aires, Argentina, to acquire these procedures in a […]
Giant Vagina Sculpture Causes Division and Fuels Culture Wars in Brazil
A huge hillside sculpture of a vagina in northeastern Brazil has sparked a rift among ideologies, upsetting even the colleagues of conservative President Jair Bolsonaro. […]
Woman in Brazil Arrested after Baby Bump Discovered to be a Watermelon Full of Cocaine
The old saying “necessity is the mother of invention” really worked out in real life with this juicy drug arrest in South America. That’s where […]
India Passes Brazil for 2nd-Most COVID-19 Cases
India’s coronavirus case total has grown larger than Brazil’s, making it the second worst-hit country in the world behind the U.S. What we know: India […]
Brazil Turns Down $20 Million in Aid To Fight Amazon Fires Wanting Europe to Focus on Europe
On Tuesday, the Brazilian government rejected $20 million in foreign aid to help the blazing fires in the Amazon rainforest. As of Wednesday, he has […]
The Amazon, One of the Wettest Areas in the World, is on Fire and has been for Three Weeks
Brazil is currently in the dark and not because of the sun or the moon. What we know: According to Brazil’s Research Space Center INPE, […]
Brazil Supreme Court Officially Outlaws Gender and Sexuality Discrimination
The remaining members of Brazil’s Supreme Court voted Thursday, June 13, to criminalize discrimination based on gender or sexuality. What We Know… Six of the […]
Brazil Criminalizes Gender and Sexuality Discrimination
Six of Brazil’s 11 Supreme Court judges passed legislation to criminalize homophobic and transphobic discrimination Thursday, May 23. What We Know… The remaining five judges […]