Xiu Ying
Xiu Ying is a Chinese freelance journalist interested in Brazil and Latin America.
Fifteen-year-old Yanomami Is First Indigenous Brazilian to Die From Covid-19
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Alvanei Xirixana, 15, born in the Helepi Community, in the Yanomami Indigenous Land, in the State of Roraima, is...
Provocations to China During Pandemic Cause Apprehension in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The diplomatic language between Brazil and China has taken on an unprecedented harsh tone, despite the privileged status of...
The Unsolved Mystery: Why Is Coronavirus More Lethal to Men?
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - It is common knowledge that Covid-19 tends to affect more the elderly and those suffering from chronic diseases. However,...
Anti-Coronavirus Bill Allows States to Incur More Debt
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The emergency rescue bill for the states under discussion in the Chamber of Deputies allows for a ten percent...
Over 1.5 Million People in the World Have Been Infected with Coronavirus
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The confirmed Covid-19 cases have reached 1.5 million worldwide, according to the pandemic monitoring service conducted by Johns Hopkins...
Rio Mayor Decrees State of Calamity in Rio Over “Serious Health Crisis”
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Mayor of Rio de Janeiro, Marcelo Crivella, decreed a state of public calamity in the city on Wednesday...
Three Weeks Without School Meals in São Paulo: ‘I’ve Given up Lunch to Feed My Children’
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL - In the past three weeks, Elaine Torres Santos, 32, has stopped eating lunch several times so there is no lack...
Death Rate Remains Unchanged, Despite Chloroquine Treatment, Says Fiocruz
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Preliminary results from a study on Chloroquine by Fiocruz and the Tropical Medicine Foundation showed that mortality among the...
Isolation Against Covid-19 Disregarded by 28 Percent of Brazilians
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Close to completing one month, the social isolation established as the main strategy for tackling the novel coronavirus in...
Commerce Allowed in Covid-19 Case-Free Cities in Rio State
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Municipalities in the state of Rio de Janeiro that have no recorded or suspected cases of Covid-19, and that...
China Commodities Market Signals Rebound
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - From oil to copper and coal, China's giant commodity industry signals that the first economy to be affected by...
China Reports Zero Daily Deaths from Coronavirus for First Time
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The local government reported 32 new official coronavirus cases in the country, but all of them "imported," in other...
Another Guajajara Indigenous Leader Killed in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In the north-eastern state of Maranhão in Brazil, Rodrigues Zezico Guajajara was murdered by unknown men near the village...
Living Close to the Ocean Is Good for Your Mental Health, Says Study
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A study published in Health & Place magazine states that mental health is better among beach lovers than inland...