Category Archives: Brazil

Brazil wildfires killed an estimated 17 million animals | BBC News

By Victoria Gill Science correspondent, BBC News Scientists visited an area of the Pantanal within 48 hours of a fire ‘Body count’ study gives first estimate of animals killed in wildfires in Brazil’s Pantanal wetland. Amid the bleakness of 2020, … Continue reading

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NYT and Latin American Coups: In Hybrid War “Nuance” Is A Rhetorical Weapon | Brasil Wire

From Chile to Venezuela to Brazil to Bolivia, the “Paper of record” has a long history of using blurred language to provide cover for US-backed coups in Latin America Jair Bolsonaro and his sons Eduardo, Flavio and Carlos at Council … Continue reading

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How Your 401(k) Is Helping Destroy the Amazon Rainforest | The Intercept

Andrew Fishman November 23 2021, 1:00 p.m. The growing financialization of Brazilian agribusiness is enabling foreign investment in the industry most responsible for deforestation. In partnership with DEFORESTATION IN BRAZIL, including of the Amazon, has grown at an alarming clip since … Continue reading

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GC’s DJ Road Show – Beco’s Brazil

When it comes to popular music, it’s hard to top Brazil for variety, excellence and sheer volume. On this program, Georges Collinet welcomes co-host Béco Dranoff in Brazil. Béco is a producer, broadcaster and lifelong connoisseur of Brazilian music. He … Continue reading

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Indigenous people in Brazil at risk of losing their right to land…

King’s Academic warns how the state decision could set a precedent for many other cases unless overruled by the Supreme Court Land reserves occupied by indigenous groups in Brazil are at risk of being lost because of a constitutional decision … Continue reading

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Bees Opening a Soda Bottle || ViralHog

Occurred on May 17, 2021 / Caraguatatuba, São Paulo, Brazil The video was recorded during my lunch break from work. I got a soda from a customer but soon the bees stole it. Translation: 00:00 – The bees teamed up … Continue reading

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The Majority of Brazil Supports Bolsonaro’s Impeachment, Shows Datafolha – 12/07/2021 – Brazil – Folha

A survey shows that 54% supports congress opening the process, compared to 42% who reject this action against the president   Igor Gielow SÃO PAULO For the first time since Datafolha began to question Brazilians about the issue, in April … Continue reading

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Can Brazil Survive Bolsonaro? | The Economist

Since coming to power President Jair Bolsonaro has shaken democracy, accelerated deforestation in the Amazon and played down the danger of the coronavirus pandemic, with calamitous results. Could Brazil survive another four years of his leadership? Read the special report … Continue reading

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UK supermarkets warn Brazil over Amazon land bill | BBC News

Almost 40 UK companies say proposed laws could accelerate deforestation in the Amazon region. An open letter from the group calls on Brazil’s legislature to reject a bill which could legalise the private occupation of public land. The letter said … Continue reading

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Brazil battles coronavirus with a Chinese vaccine even the Chinese concede could be better

Brazilians line up outside Catete Palace in Rio de Janeiro last month to receive China’s CoronaVac vaccine. (Mauro Pimentel/AFP/Getty Images) RIO DE JANEIRO — The news received scant notice in the mainstream media, but it quickly gained a foothold in … Continue reading

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