Brazil

The Brazil resort town disappearing into the sea

by Eugenia LOGIURATTO Agence France-Presse ATAFONA, Brazil (AFP) - Vultures roam the sand in the Brazilian resort town of Atafona…

Deforestation in Brazilian Amazon hits January record

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) - Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon set a new record for January just three weeks…

Rescuers dig desperately in mud for Brazil flood survivors

by Florence GOISNARD FRANCO DA ROCHA, Brazil (AFP) -- Knee-deep in the mud left by a horrific landslide in southeastern…

Torrential rains leave at least 18 dead in Brazil

SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) -- Torrential rains in Brazil's Sao Paulo state between Friday and Sunday left at least 18…

Brazil’s Bolsonaro downplays Omicron

  RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday downplayed the Omicron coronavirus variant amid a surge…

Brazil cliff collapse kills at least seven

At least seven people were killed and three were missing after a cliff collapsed onto boats carrying tourists on a…

Brazil green-lights Covid-19 vaccines for children age 5-11

BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazilian health authorities authorized Covid-19 vaccines for children age five to 11 on Wednesday, as South…

Bolsonaro will not undergo surgery: doctors

SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro will not need surgery, his doctors said Tuesday, a day after…

Brazil’s Bolsonaro rushed to hospital

by Luján Scarpinelli SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was rushed to hospital early Monday with abdominal…

Death toll from Brazil flooding rises to 20

ITAPETINGA, Brazil (AFP) -- The death toll from heavy rain and flooding that has plagued the northeastern Brazilian state of…

Brazil flooding death toll mounts, thousands more displaced

SALVADOR, Brazil (AFP) - The death toll from heavy rains that have battered the Brazilian state of Bahia since November…

Heavy rains displace thousands in northeast Brazil

SALVADOR, Brazil (AFP) -- More than 11,000 people have been displaced in the Brazilian state of Bahia due to flooding,…

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