Boy from isolated Amazon tribe dies after being infected with coronavirus
BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) -- A Yanomami indigenous boy has died after contracting the coronavirus, authorities in Brazil said Friday,…
6 years ago
Brazil
Coronavirus adds to struggles in City of God favela
PICTURES BY MAURO PIMENTEL. Agence France-Presse RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) — There are no good options these days in City…
6 years ago
Bolsonaro slams virus ‘hysteria’ as Brazil confirms first death
by Louis GENOT RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- President Jair Bolsonaro condemned what he called "hysteria" over the coronavirus…
6 years ago
‘Green favela’ fights to live sustainably in Brazil
by Pascale TROUILLAUD SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) -- At first glance, it looks like any other shantytown in Brazil: a…
6 years ago
Chaotic climate, chaotic cities fuel Brazil flood toll
By Paula RAMON Agence France-Presse GUARUJA, Brazil (AFP) — Violent rain has killed scores of people and forced thousands from their…
6 years ago
21 dead as torrential rain hits Brazil
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) -- At least 21 people have been killed in torrential rain that hit the Brazilian states…
6 years ago
18 killed as boat sinks in Brazilian Amazon
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) -- At least 18 people were killed when a riverboat sank in the Amazon rainforest region,…
6 years ago
Brazil confirms Latin America’s first coronavirus case
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil's health ministry said on Wednesday a Sao Paulo resident has been diagnosed with the…
6 years ago
Bolsonaro’s Amazon ‘dream’ is indigenous ‘nightmare’
by Jorge SVARTZMAN RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has unveiled a sweeping plan for the…
6 years ago
More torrential rain in Brazil raises death toll to 54
BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil (AFP) -- Another torrential downpour left the Brazilian city of Belo Horizonte paralyzed Wednesday, with ruined cars…
6 years ago
Brazil region swept by floods and record rains faces muddy desolation
SABARÁ, Brazil (AFP) - Valeria PACHECO Elaine Almeida looked at her aunt's ruined house in Sabará, a town in a southeastern…
6 years ago
Death toll from torrential Brazil storms rises to 37: officials
BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil (AFP) -- The death toll from days of intense storms and flooding in southeastern Brazil has risen…
6 years ago
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