March 27, 2024 Brazil and France announce $1.1 billion investment plan for Amazon rainforest after years of friction French President Emmanuel Macron and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva have announced an initiative to invest $1.1 billion in the Amazon rainforest.
March 21, 2024 Former soccer star Robinho turns himself in to start serving 9-year prison sentence for rape Former soccer player Robinho will soon begin serving nine years in prison in Brazil for the rape of a woman in Italy more than 10 years ago.
March 20, 2024 Illegal migrant from Brazil apprehended in MA, wanted in home country for escaping prison, violent crime: ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations in Boston arrested an illegal migrant who is wanted in Brazil for failing to complete a 19-year prison sentence.
March 19, 2024 Brazil's former president indicted over alleged falsification of COVID vaccination data Brazil's Federal Police have indicted former President Jair Bolsonaro for criminal association and allegedly falsifying COVID-19 vaccination data, officials say.
March 12, 2024 Brazilian police free 17 hostages from bus overtaken by gunman Police in Rio de Janeiro released 17 hostages Tuesday from a crowded bus overtaken by a gunman, who is confirmed to have wounded at least two people.
March 2, 2024 Dawn Staley helps reunite South Carolina's Kamilla Cardoso with family: 'An incredible moment for all of us' Kamilla Cardoso has been a breakout star for the undefeated South Carolina Gamecocks. The Brazil native is the team's leading scorer and rebounder.
March 1, 2024 Brazil's economy grows 2.9% in Lula's 1st year, beating expectations Brazil's economy was expected by leading economists to grow by 0.8%, but outperformed significantly, growing by 2.9% in 2023.
February 29, 2024 State in Brazil's Amazon rainforest reports over 2,000 wildfires in past month Brazil's Roraima state, located in the Amazon rainforest, reported more that 2,000 wildfires in the past month, according to data released Thursday.
February 27, 2024 Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro under investigation for allegedly harassing a humpback whale Jair Bolsonaro, former President of Brazil, is adding alleged harassment of a whale to his list of legal woes after facing federal investigation for an incident off the coast of Sao Paolo.
February 22, 2024 Snake discovery as explorers identify new species of anaconda that's the 'biggest of all' Researchers have identified the green anaconda as two separate species. National Geographic explorer Bryan Fry revealed details to Ó£ÌÒÊÓÆµ Digital about the new snake type.