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Xiu Ying

Xiu Ying is a Chinese freelance journalist interested in Brazil and Latin America.

Covid-19 Cases Explode in Southern Bahia State; Government Assesses Shutdown

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - With 500 recorded Covid-19 cases, the southern region of Bahia has become one of the main hotspots for the...

Brazil Records 5,017 Coronavirus Deaths; Total Exceeds China’s Figure (April 28th)

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - There have been 474 additional deaths recorded in the past 24 hours in Brazil. In China, the country where...

Embraer Turns to Arbitration With Boeing, Aims to Save US$1 Billion in 2020

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Following the failed partnership with American aircraft giant Boeing in the commercial jet unit, an agreement that was terminated...

Duque de Caxias Hospital Morgue Has Piled up Bodies; Dead Lining Corridors

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Several bodies are piled up in the facility, as shown in photos taken on Saturday, April 25th. The situation...

Coronavirus Severely Impacts Rio de Janeiro’s Retail Economy

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In Rio de Janeiro, the State Treasury Department issued a report through the Coordination of Economic and Tax Studies...

Experimental Technique Claims to Detect Coronavirus in 40 Minutes

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - US researchers are developing a rapid test for Covid-19 that could diagnose an infection within 40 minutes. The new...

Brazil, European Union and 20 Other Nations Commit to Food Supply During Pandemic

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In addition to the EU and Brazil, the World Trade Organization members who have subscribed to the initiative are...

Bolsonaro Supports Universal Church Pastor in Race for Chamber Presidency in 2021

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - President Jair Bolsonaro's strategy to form a strong support base in Congress involves an election to the command of...

Bahia Doctor Dies of Heart Failure After Self-Medicating with Hydroxychloroquine

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A 55-year-old doctor died in Ilhéus, in southern Bahia State, days after he medicated himself with a combination of...

Rio’s Future ‘Universidade do Mar’ to Be Located in Paquetá Archipelago

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The future Universidade do Mar (University of the Sea), a Marine and Oceanographic Research Center of Guanabara Bay, will...

Rio: Traffickers Steal Cars for Ransom to Offset Slump in Drug Sales

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In Rio de Janeiro, drug traffickers from Baixada Fluminense, the teeming suburban area outside the city of Rio, have...

Brazil’s Chamber President and Economy Minister Fall Out over Aid Package to States

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The vote last week on the government's emergency aid bill for states and municipalities severed the relationship between Chamber...

Rio Mayor Says Residents Will Be Banned from Going Outside without Masks

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Although failing to provide a specific date, the Mayor of Rio, Marcelo Crivella, said on Friday, April 17th, that...

Trial Drug Helps Coronavirus-Infected Patients Recover

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The drug Remdesivir, used against Ebola, is among the most studied to fight the symptoms caused by the novel...

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