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Municipal Election in Uruguay: a Woman the Next Mayor of Montevideo and an Estimated 90% Voters Turnout RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The next mayor of Uruguay's capital is a woman, Carolina Cosse, an electronics engineer, who has worked in the private sector and more recently in government as head of Uruguay's telecom company and minister of industry. Sunday's county and municipal elections in Uruguay too....

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Rio Records Crowded Beaches on First Spring Sunday RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The beaches of Rio de Janeiro have once again recorded a great flow . . . To read the full NEWS and much more, Subscribe to our Premium Membership Plan. Already Subscribed? Login Here Subscribe Login Here The post Rio Records Crowded Beaches on First Spring Sunday appeared ....

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Brazilian States Where Covid-19 is on the Rise Again RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Five states are experiencing a new coronavirus outbreak. Amapá, Amazonas, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, and Roraima have reported a rise in the number of deaths in the past seven days, compared to the average of the two preceding weeks, according to a G1 survey. In Brazil, ....

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Mercosur Hosts World Tourism Day 2020 Official Celebrations RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - For the first time in the history of World Tourism Day, the 2020 official celebration will be hosted by a group of countries and not a single UNWTO Member State. The cross-border cooperation of Mercosur Member States (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay plus Chile, Member A....

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Amazon Prime Day 2020 to take place October 13-14 Prime your wallets for some (un)necessary spending Amazon has announced the dates for this year's Prime Day event — it'll kick off on Tuesday, October 13 at midnight and run until the end of Wednesday, October 14. The annual shopping extravaganza is Amazon's way of stealing Black Friday's t....

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Woman of 105 Cured of Covid-19 Leaves Hospital in Celebration in Goiás State RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - At 105 years of age, retired Guiomar Helena de Oliveira has been cured of the infection caused by the coronavirus and was discharged from the Itumbiara Field Hospital, in southern Goiás, where she had been hospitalized since September 19th. Her medical team celebrated her d....

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Off-Duty State and Civil Police Officers Exchange Gunfire in São Paulo After Traffic Accident RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A state police (PM) and a metropolitan civil officer exchanged gunfire on Saturday night in the neighborhood of Perus, north of São Paulo capital, after a traffic accident. The case is under investigation by the corporations and the Civil Police. The officers' names have no....

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Brazil Confirms 14,318 Covid-19 Cases in the Past 24 Hours (September 27th) RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Over the past 24 hours, Brazil has confirmed a further 14,318 people infected with the novel coronavirus. In the most recent update of the numbers of the disease in the country, released late yesterday afternoon, September 27th, the Ministry of Health added 335 Covid-19 deat....

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Brazil Election Has Record Number of Female Candidates and More Blacks Than Whites for First Time RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The 523,000 applications to register for the November municipal elections have reached a record number of female candidates and, for the first time in history, a self-declared black (black or mixed-race) majority over those who identify themselves as white. The increase in t....

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Flamengo's Stance Illustrates Lag in Brazilian Soccer RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazilian and Libertadores Cup champion and holder of the largest fan base in Brazil, Flamengo has dominated the news in recent days for less successful events. The club that most pressured for the return of soccer in the first weeks of the novel coronavirus pandemic is now ....

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Major Challenge for Uruguay's Pandemic Contention: 2.3 Million Electors Will be Voting for Local Authorities RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Uruguayans love to vote and trust the certainty and guarantees of their electoral system. It's part of the Uruguayan ingrained political culture and helps explain the stability of the South American country. This Sunday Uruguayans are again going to the polls to elect the ma....

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Environment Council May Revoke Mangroves and Sandbanks Protection on Monday, September 28th RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In an effort by Minister of the Environment Ricardo Salles, the National Environment Council (CONAMA) is preparing a set of revocations of rules that could affect up to 1.6 million hectares of sandbanks and mangroves throughout the country. These are permanent preservation a....

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Black Trans Music Challenging Conservative Brazil RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - When you live in a country whose President said he would rather his son "die in an accident" than be gay, does not hesitate to show his misogyny and collects racist comments, to be a black The post Black Trans Music Challenging Conservative Brazil appeared first on The Rio ....

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Crisis Will Be Long, No Rebound in 2021, Says Economist Monica De Bolle RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Economist Monica De Bolle has just released her book 'Ruptura' - the first book in the series 'A Pilha de Areia', which analyzes the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. In her book, Monica argues that a break with the established economic strategy standards, such as th....

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Short of Cash, New Mayors Will Require Management Shock RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Entrepreneur Wilson Poit, director of São Paulo's SEBRAE (Brazilian service of assistance to micro and small enterprises), has already lost count of how many mayoral candidates have come to him this year in search of advice. With the election looming, mentoring sessions hav....

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Privatization of Rio's Water Utility During Pandemic Raises Concerns About Access for Favelas By Emily Zislis, in partnership with RioOnWatch RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The beginning of this contracting process has prompted fierce debate about whether a more privatized model of service provision can close longstanding inequalities of access to water and sewerage in places like favelas—....

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Manchester United have agreed personal terms with £36.7m-rated defender - Fabrizio Romano Manchester United have agreed personal terms with £36.7m-rated defender - Fabrizio Romano - originally posted on Sportslens.com According to reputed journalist Fabrizio Romano, Manchester United have reached an agreement over personal terms with Porto left-back Alex Telles. The Red Devils have bee....

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Global coronavirus death toll passes one million PARIS: More than one million people have died from coronavirus, according to an AFP toll, after the deadly disease emerged less than a year ago in China and swept around the globe.The pandemic has ravaged the world's economy, inflamed geopolitical tensions and upended lives, from Indian slums and Br....

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Brazil sees daily increase of over 14,000 COVID-19 cases as heatwaves cause crowded beaches Brazil on Sunday reported 335 more deaths from the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 141,741.....

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It's been nearly nine months since the World Health Organization officially reported on the COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan,... and since then the world has seen the number of virus-related deaths surpass one million.....

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Australia trims revenue forecasts for mining energy exports this year MELBOURNE: Australia has pared its forecasts for mining and energy export revenue this year, as liquefied natural gas (LNG) and metallurgical coal earnings are forecast to be slightly weaker than earlier expected.Total earnings from mining and energy exports are forecast to fall 12% in the year to J....

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Human Rights Organizations in USA Denounce Forced Hysterectomies in Detention Center RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In the US state of Georgia, a growing number of women are reporting to attorneys and human rights organizations that they were subjected to unwanted gynecological procedures at the privately operated Irwin Co. Detention Center (ICDC), some 300 kilometers southeast of Atlanta....

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Facebook Launches Startup Acceleration Program in Brazil RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On Thursday, September 24th, Facebook launched its first program to accelerate startups with solutions for agriculture in Latin America, the Campo Digital (Digital Field). In partnership with the accelerator Baita, based at UNICAMP (University of Campinas), the technology gi....

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Brazil Totals 141,406 Deaths From Novel Coronavirus RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil totals 141,406 people killed by the novel coronavirus since the start of the pandemic. The lethality rate, according to the Ministry of Health, stands at three percent. In 24 hours since the bulletin released on Friday, 28,378 new positive Covid-19 diagnoses were reco....

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Chief Raoni Says Bolsonaro Lied in UN Speech and Those Starting Fires Are Farmers, Loggers, and Prospectors RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Chief Raoni Metukture commented on Saturday, September 26th, on President Jair Bolsonaro's speech . . . To read the full NEWS and much more, Subscribe to our Premium Membership Plan. Already Subscribed? Login Here Subscribe Login Here The post Chief Raoni Says Bolsonaro Lie....

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Over Thirty Detained in Raid Against Opponents in Nicaragua RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Over 30 people were detained by the Nicaraguan police, most temporarily, during a raid against opponents on Saturday in different parts of the country, which has been experiencing a deep sociopolitical crisis since 2018. The majority of the detained were members of the oppos....

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Shooting Leaves One Dead and Five Wounded in Prainha, Arraial do Cabo, Rio de Janeiro RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A shooting in Prainha, in Arraial do Cabo, in the Rio de Janeiro Lake District, left one man dead and five people wounded on Saturday afternoon, September 26th. According to witnesses, a man came in The post Shooting Leaves One Dead and Five Wounded in Prainha, Arraial do C....

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Five Shots That Expose War Climate in Brazilian Politics RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - At around 3 PM on Thursday, September 24th, Cassio Remis, an attorney and PSDB candidate for city council in Patrocínio (Minas Gerais State), made a live stream on his Facebook page to denounce a work by the City Hall. Half an hour later, Remis was The post Five Shots That....

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Rio Port Inaugurates Public Art Urban Project RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The urban art exhibition "Rua Walls" officially opens on Sunday, September 27th, gathering 18 artists whose works were painted on the walls of the Rio de Janeiro Port, between warehouse 10 and 18 of Rodrigues Alves Avenue, in the central region of the capital of the state of....

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Celso de Mello's Early Retirement Strains His Succession RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Those who today see Justice Celso de Mello advising his younger peers or sending messages to the Republic's top authorities assume he is doing so because he is the doyen - the oldest member - of the Supreme Court. The voice of experience. But the role of "advisor" follows hi....

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Election Campaigns Start in Brazil With More Funds to be Given to Black Candidates SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – As the 2020 municipal electoral campaign gets underway in Brazil this Sunday, a new rule passed by the country's Supreme Court has been praised by lawmakers and racial justice activists as an important step in promoting equality and balance in the electoral dispute. The requir....

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TOP STORY OF THE DAY Brought to you FREE by WICU: CAUTION urged to motorists along US 40 east of Brazil to Harmony Caution is urged for those traveling on US 40 east of Brazil. Clay County Sheriffs Department officials say motorists apparently have not familiarized themselves with the lane changes to the road.......

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Brazilian power sector: what's missing? Brazilian power sector: what's missing?Why have we been a laggard (BRICS - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) for years with regard to the equivalent cost in USD/MWh?My guess has to do with the systematic lack of dealing with issues with a beginning, middle and an end.Our tradition i....

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'Sem Parar Pay' Allows Toll Payment Through Cell Phone Bluetooth RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Sem Parar has launched a new service that allows paying tolls with no cash or installing a device in the car: the Sem Parar Pay, which connects to cell phones through Bluetooth to charge tolls to accounts. The feature is available for The post ‘Sem Parar Pay’ Al....

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Rental Inflation Soars Amid Pandemic. Why? RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - While official inflation as measured by the IPCA (Extended National Consumer Price Index) has accumulated 2.44 percent in 12 months - well below the four percent target set by the National Monetary Council for this year - the IGP-M (General Market Price Index) exceeds 13 per....

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After One and a Half Hours, Bolsonaro's Surgery Ends Without Complications RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On Friday, September 25th, President Jair Bolsonaro's surgery was performed in one and a half hours and ended with no complications. According to the medical report provided by the Albert Einstein Israeli Hospital, the bladder stone was fully removed. Bolsonaro is clinically....

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Rappi Attracts Over US$300 Million in New Investment Round RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Rappi has raised over US$300 million (R$1.5 billion) in a new round of investment involving international funds, such as the American T. Rowe Price Associates. With the new injection, the Colombian platform that delivers meals, supermarket items, and . . . To read the full N....

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Uruguay is Winning Against Covid-19: This is how RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - (by Luke Taylor, The British Medical Journal) Latin America continues to suffer some of the worst tolls of Covid-19, with over seven million recorded infections accounting for nearly half of all daily deaths. But in the region's Southern Cone there is a clear outlier wedged ....

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One in Four Bars and Restaurants Permanently Closed Their Doors in Brazil RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Of the over one million bars and restaurants in Brazil, approximately 250,000 have permanently closed their doors as a result of the novel coronavirus pandemic. In the city of São Paulo, 20,000 of the more . . . To read the full NEWS and much more, Subscribe to our Premium ....

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Audi May Stop Producing in Brazil if Government Fails to Pay Debt RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Audi Brazil's CEO Johannes Roscheck said on Thursday that the company will stop producing the A3 hatch in the country in December and will suspend all local production for approximately one year to assess investments in a new model. However, the resumption of local . . . To ....

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Latin American Leaders Call for Free Access to Future Covid-19 Vaccines RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Latin America has taken a heavy blow from COVID-19 with nearly nine million cases and more than 330,000 deaths, one third of the global total, according to a tally based on official data. "With the pandemic, as with poverty, nobody will be saved on their own," Argentine Pr....

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The Three Startups Selected to Help the Government in the Covid-19 Crisis RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - BrazilLAB announced on Friday, September 25th, the winning companies of its first stage of the Covid-19 task force. In July, the organization launched the program to attract startups and small and medium-size companies with solutions that could help the government mitigate t....

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While Bolsonaro Favors Trump, Brazilian Exports to US Drop 32 Percent and Deficit Shoots Up RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The announced partnership that Jair Bolsonaro and Donald Trump's governments use to boast has not reflected on the business environment between Brazil and the United States. Even considering the worldwide trade deceleration triggered by the pandemic - an overall drop of 9.6 ....

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Opinion: How Brazil Became a Huge Farm With Cities in Its Center RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - When Cornelius Vanderbilt died in 1877, the world was able to have a notion of his fortune, valued at US$100 million (R$610 million), making him the wealthiest man in the world at the time. Cornelius built an empire in the railway sector, becoming the first American tycoon. ....

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TOP STORY & VIDEO OF THE DAY Brought to you FREE by WICU: New business offers nutritious fare at Brazil mainstreet location An early celebration - soft opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony with the Clay County Chamber of Commerce - took place Thursday afternoon for National Avenue Nutrition, 115 West National Ave., Brazil........

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Scientists found a way to detect coronavirus infections in 10 seconds Coronavirus testing is done using PCR tests that analyze the contents of a nasal swab, making screening campaigns cumbersome in certain situations. Researchers have found a way to improve the time it takes to detect COVID-19 patients: Dogs trained to sniff out an odor specific to the illness ....

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San Sebastian Industry Prizes Announced After Week of Hybrid Pitching Manuel Nieto's trans-Atlantic co-production "The Employer and the Employee" scooped San Sebastian's biggest industry prize this week, the EGEDA Platino Industria Award for the best Latin American work in progress. Its producers will receive $34,850 cash in kind to go towards finishing the film. Seve....

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At UNGA, PM Imran says 'wilful provocation' to hate should be 'universally outlawed' Prime Minister Imran Khan, in his address at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Friday, cautioned against the rising tide of Islamophobia around the world and called upon the United Nations to play its part in combatting religious hatred. In a virtual address, the prime minister lament....

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São Paulo To Experience Scorching Heat: Month Ends Hot And May Set a New Heat Record RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On Thursday, September 24th, the dry and hot gained ground over the country's center-south, including the state of São Paulo. According to Climatempo, the weather would remain clear for the rest of the day, but mist could emerge in the late afternoon, covering the sun and l....

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Covid-19: Rio de Janeiro's Carnival Festivities Indefinitely Postponed RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Rio de Janeiro's world-famous carnival parades became the latest casualty of the coronavirus pandemic on Thursday as officials announced they were indefinitely postponing the February 2021 edition, with Brazil still reeling from COVID-19. Rio's carnival, the world's biggest,....

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Covid-19: Brazil Counts 139,000 Deaths and 4.65 Million Cumulative Cases RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The number of people infected with the novel coronavirus since the start of the pandemic has risen to 4,657,702. In the past 24 hours, 32,817 new positive Covid-19 diagnoses have been recorded. By Wednesday, the total stood at 4,624,885. The data were released by the Ministr....

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