‘So much joy’: Brazil holds first carnival since Covid
Rio de Janeiro – Rio de Janeiro’s carnival, a glittering, sequin-studded festival of the flesh, exploded back to life Friday... Read more
25 Apr, 2022
PIC | ‘They’re suffering from malnutrition’ – Lost boys aged 7 and 9 survive 25-day ordeal in Amazon
Manaus – Two Brazilian Indigenous boys aged seven and nine have been found after surviving 25 days lost in the... Read more
19 Mar, 2022
One woman raped every 10 minutes in Brazil, report says
Rio de Janeiro – A woman was raped every 10 minutes last year in Brazil and there was a femicide... Read more
8 Mar, 2022
Mozambique says Tanzanian insurgent leader killed
Maputo – A Tanzanian jihadist leader responsible for audacious attacks in northern Mozambique has been killed, police announced on Monday.... Read more
1 Feb, 2022
Pele says expects to be out of hospital in ‘a few days’
Sao Paulo – Brazilian football great Pele downplayed his latest health issue Thursday after he was hospitalized to undergo chemotherapy... Read more
10 Dec, 2021
Remains of ‘very rare’ dinosaur species discovered in Brazil
Rio de Janeiro – Remains of a toothless, two-legged dinosaur species that lived some 70 million years ago has been... Read more
19 Nov, 2021
Brazil opens 5G tender, seeking $9 bn in investment
Brasília – Brazil opened an international tender on Thursday to build one of the world’s biggest 5G data networks,... Read more
5 Nov, 2021
Raid on alleged Brazil bank robbers leaves 25 dead, police say
Brasília – Twenty-five alleged members of a gang of Brazilian bank robbers were killed Sunday in a vast police... Read more
1 Nov, 2021
SA’s platinum and gold mining giant Sibanye-Stillwater eyes Brazil copper, nickel mines
Johannesburg – South African platinum and gold mining giant Sibanye-Stillwater said on Monday it is in talks to acquire two... Read more
26 Oct, 2021
Brazil’s health minister tests positive for Covid-19 at UN gathering
Brasília – Brazil’s health minister Marcelo Queiroga tested positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday after attending the UN General Assembly... Read more
22 Sep, 2021
