Brazil

30 رجب 1433

Volunteers demonstrate their true value at the Rio+20 summit

By Gina Guinta in Rio Rio +20 Dialogue Days have been making news all week; today the Rio +20 UN Conference on Sustainable Development actually begins. While there has been significant coverage of the broad aims of the conference in the news, what is not shown are the hundreds of events, exhibits and discussions taking place alongside...

24 ربيع الثاني 1431

Brazilian Red Cross responds to worst floods in 40 years

The torrential rains hitting Rio de Janeiro over the past days have killed more than 153 people.

29 ذو القعدة 1429

Brazil: Thousands cut off by severe floods

Sixty days of rain in Santa Catarina state have caused one of the worst disasters in Brazil’s history Severe flooding and landslides caused by heavy rain are ...

2 ربيع الثاني 1429

Brazil: prevention is the key to dealing with the dengue fever outbreak

Approximately 50,000 people have been affected by dengue fever, mainly in several municipalities in the state of Rio de Janeiro, and 67 have died from complications ...

28 محرم 1429

Brazil: floods leave nine dead and thousands homeless

“At least nine people died and twelve others were injured in floods that hit the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro last Saturday and Sunday,” said José Sant’Ana ...