Once called “the best dressed woman in Rio de Janeiro” by Life magazine, she was an “old money” style-setter in the 1950s and ’60s before marrying into Brazilian royalty.
A comprehensive shutdown may be required in much of the country.
A detailed map shows the extent of the coronavirus outbreak, with charts and tables of the number of cases and deaths.
Popular opinion has held that she came in second in the 1954 Miss Universe pageant because she didn’t conform to a North American standard of beauty.
A powerful rally during drastically deteriorating economic conditions has left the market richly valued and facing great uncertainty.
He is infected and has Covid-19 symptoms, but Brazil’s president still endorses hydroxychloroquine, an unproven treatment. He projects optimism amid a pandemic that kills over 1,000 Brazilians a day.
He is infected and has Covid-19 symptoms, but Brazil’s president still endorses hydroxychloroquine, an unproven treatment. He projects optimism amid a pandemic that kills over 1,000 Brazilians a day.
After months of denying the seriousness of the pandemic and brushing aside protective measures, Mr. Bolsonaro felt symptoms of Covid-19. More than 65,000 Brazilians have died of the virus.
Luego de meses de desestimar la seriedad de la pandemia y de desdeñar las medidas de protección, el mandatario sintió los síntomas del virus. Más de 65.000 brasileños han perdido la vida debido a la COVID-19.
A drug injected every two months is more effective at preventing H.I.V. infection than a daily pill, scientists report.
Brazilian scientists say the man no longer shows signs of the infection after taking a powerful drug cocktail. But the preliminary results require confirmation.
President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil said he would take another test for the coronavirus after a news report indicated he had developed symptoms of Covid-19.
She was best-known for the 1964 album “Poor Little Rich Girl.” Ms. Nunes died of Covid-19.
Some countries responded aggressively from the start of the pandemic, while others instituted lockdowns and began reopening carefully after initial outbreaks. Then there’s the U.S.
Mr. Mendonça, who wrote music for Rio’s spectacular annual parades, was one of many victims of the novel coronavirus within the world of Carnaval.
Despite a history of success in public health crises, the country has one of the world’s worst coronavirus outbreaks.
Un perro blanco, encontrado cerca del palacio presidencial brasileño se convirtió rápidamente en mascota oficial y en estrella de Instagram. Su fugaz roce con la fama llegó a un final abrupto pero feliz.
A white dog, found near the presidential palace, soon became the presidential mascot, and an Instagram star. But his brief brush with fame came to a quick end — though a happy one.
“Thousands of people are still dying in Brazil, and we’re forced to play football with no protection,” Mario Bittencourt, the chairman of a Brazilian soccer team, wrote before a game.
La desigualdad, las ciudades densamente pobladas, las legiones de trabajadores informales y los débiles sistemas de atención médica han socavado los esfuerzos gubernamentales de combate a la pandemia.
Jair Bolsonaro likes to go out without a mask. A ‘simple Google search’ proves that, notes a judge. Now, he has threatened to fine the Brazilian leader.
Inequality, densely packed cities, legions of informal workers and weak health care systems have undermined efforts to fight the pandemic, as some governments have fumbled the response.
La nueva normalidad podría ser una versión empeorada de la cruda normalidad antes del coronavirus en América Latina. Se corre el riesgo de que la crisis contraiga aún más el alcance de unos Estados frágiles y los grupos del crimen organizado ganen espacios.
In a tumultuous week for President Jair Bolsonaro, his education minister resigned and landed in Miami under the cloud of a criminal investigation.
Some countries have handled it better than others. Which path will the United States take?
Chief Kokama sought better treatment and opportunities for Indigenous people in Manaus, a major Brazilian city. He died of Covid-19.
How did Brazil became a global epicenter of the outbreak, and what have been the political consequences for its president, who has dismissed the dangers?
A lawyer says employees often have no idea how safe the workplace will be. Also: Representative Jan Schakowsky, on Covid-19 tests for nursing home workers; Brazil’s response to the pandemic.
Las políticas de austeridad para responder a la pandemia podrían traer a la región males mayores al que buscan conjurar.
With billions of people staying home, the world is reinventing the weekend.