Tag: Rio de Janeiro

• Saturday, June 25th 2022 - 09:46 UTC

  Local transmission of monkeypox confirmed in Brazil

  

  The Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro Friday confirmed the existence of local transmission of the monkeypox virus, after two more cases were detected in men aged 25 and 30 without either a recent travel record or contact with anyone with one.

• Tuesday, June 21st 2022 - 10:14 UTC

  Brazil confirms 8th case of monkeypox in man with no travel record

  

  Brazil's Health Ministry Monday confirmed the 8th case of monkeypox nationwide. The patient is a 25-year-old man from Maricá, in the metropolitan region of Rio de Janeiro, who does not have a travel record but has been in contact with foreigners.

• Wednesday, May 25th 2022 - 03:36 UTC

  At least 22 dead in Rio favela latest shooting

  

  Brazilian police confirmed Tuesday afternoon that at least 22 people were killed during a raid in the Vila Cruzeiro favela, in Penha, in northern Rio de Janeiro.

• Tuesday, April 5th 2022 - 09:25 UTC

  Death toll from Rio de Janeiro rains reaches 17

  

  The number of casualties left behind by heavy rains that hit the Brazilian State of Rio de Janeiro between late Friday and early Saturday has gone up to 17, local authorities reported Monday.

• Thursday, March 3rd 2022 - 22:09 UTC

  Brazil to resume cruise season shortly

  

  One day after reports from Rio de Janeiro heralded wearing facemasks indoors may soon be over, the Brazilian Cruise Association (Clia) Thursday announced the resumption of the 2021/2022 cruise season as of this coming Saturday, March 5.

• Wednesday, March 2nd 2022 - 20:09 UTC

  Rio city officials about to lift mandatory face masks indoors

  

  Rio de Janeiro local authorities are considering the possibility of scrapping the mandatory use of facemasks given the decreasing number of COVID-19 infections reported over the past few weeks.

• Monday, February 28th 2022 - 09:52 UTC

  Private events to make up for missing Rio Carnival parades

  

  Tourists keep pouring into the Wonderful City (Cidade Maravilhosa) where not even Omicron is to kill the joy of its people, even if the streets will be less colorful for the second year in a row.

• Friday, February 25th 2022 - 22:24 UTC

  Business not as usual in Rio during paradeless Carnival weekend

  

  Just when The Economist pointed out Montevideo was boring compared to Rio de Janeiro, the Brazilian city started its traditional Carnival long weekend under sanitary protocols which have taken away much of its joy.

• Wednesday, February 23rd 2022 - 09:56 UTC

  Petropolis tragedy reaches 195 people dead; rain alarms keep ringing

  

  One week after the heaviest rains recorded in the Brazilian city of Petropolis, the number of casualties was reported Tuesday to have reached 195, while 69 people remained missing and another 811 were still homeless after being evacuated.

• Monday, February 21st 2022 - 20:13 UTC

  Brazil: Death toll in Petrópolis reaches all-time-high of 176

  

  Casualties in the Brazilian city of Petropolis due to unprecedented rainfalls and landslides have reached an all-time-high number of 176, at a place where other natural disasters years ago have already left hundreds of people dead.