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Brazil records over 45,000 new coronavirus cases
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Rio De Janeiro [Brazil], July 8 (Sputnik/ANI): The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus disease in Brazil has increased by 45,305 over the past day - more than twice as many as the day before - to 1,668,589, the country's Health Ministry said.
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Brazil now has over 1.6 million confirmed COVID-19 cases
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Rio De Janeiro [Brazil], July 6 (Sputnik/ANI): The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Brazil has surpassed 1.6 million with more than 26,000 new cases registered in the past 24 hours, the country's Health Ministry reports.
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Bolsonaro threatens to withdraw Brazil from WHO
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], June 6 (ANI): Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday (local time) threatened to withdraw his country from the World Health Organization (WHO), Xinhua news agency reported.
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Brazil's COVID-19 death toll surges to world's third-highest
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], June 5 (ANI): Brazil's total tally of deaths related to COVID-19 have surged to 34,021 after its health ministry on Thursday reported 1,437 new deaths in the last 24 hours, making its overall death toll the third highest in the world, Xinhua news agency reported citi
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Brazil registers fifth highest tally of COVID-19 deaths globally
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], May 30 (ANI): Brazil now has the fifth highest death toll from COVID-19 worldwide, registering over 1,000 deaths in the past 24 hours and registering a hike in the total tally of new cases to 27,878, the government said on Friday (local time).
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As humans stay indoors amid COVID-19 pandemic, animals thrive once again
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], April 16 (ANI): As humans across the world are staying indoors to prevent themselves from catching and spreading the deadly coronavirus, animals are now beginning to thrive.
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Rio de Janeiro governor tests positive for coronavirus
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], April 15 (ANI): Wilson Witzel, the governor of the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro, has been tested positive for coronavirus.
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Coronavirus: CBF suspends Brazilian football indefinitely
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], Mar 16 (ANI): The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) has announced that football competitions across the country will be suspended for an indefinite period amidst the coronavirus outbreak.
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Rio carnival tourists at risk from contaminated water
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], Feb 23 (ANI): The glitz, glamour, and festivity of Brazil's famous Rio carnival is under threat from contaminated water as the summer season reaches its peak.
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Lizzo channels 'Roll model' avatar in red bikini during Brazilian vacation
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 8 (ANI): American singer Lizzo was spotted wearing a red bikini at a Brazilian beach in Rio de Janeiro while hanging out with friends.
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Consumer court penalizes bank for non-acceptance of travellers' cheques
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 14 (ANI): A consumer court has penalized American Express Bank for non- acceptance of travellers' cheques and directed it to pay compensation of Rs 3 lakh to the complainant.
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Man accused of planning attack on Brazilian President arrested
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Rio De Janeiro [Brazil], Dec 3 (Sputnik/ANI): Brazil's law enforcement have arrested a man accused of plotting an attack on President Jair Bolsonaro, the country's federal police said on Monday.
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