13-year-old student kills 2 women at school in Brazil, authorities say

A 13-year-old student admitted carrying out the attack at the public school Instituto Sao Jose in Rio Branco, officials said.

A gold-fueled mining rush scars Brazil’s Amazon, spiking deforestation and mercury risks

Gold prices have surged in recent years, sparking a mining rush in the Amazon that accelerates deforestation and mercury contamination.

Brazil to grant visa-free entry for Chinese citizens holding ordinary passports starting from May 11

The Brazilian government announced on Thursday that starting from May 11, Chinese citizens holding ordinary passports will be granted visa-free entry, the Xinhua News Agency reported. According to a communiqué issued by Brazil's Ministry of Foreign Affairs,

Brazil's April trade surplus jumps nearly 38% on rise in soy, oil exports

BRASILIA, May 7 (Reuters) - Brazil's trade surplus jumped 37.5% in April from a year earlier to $10.5 billion, a record for that month, government data showed on Thursday, buoyed by strong shipments of key commodities including soybeans,

Five Jewish couples marry in Brazil before 900 young Jews from former Soviet Union

Eliezer (Evgeny) and Elena, Asher (Stanislav) and Malka (Alexandra), Meir (Mark) and Polina, and Netanel (Bogdan) and Michal (Veronica).

EY Brazil announces agreement to acquire MB Agro and strengthen its leadership in strategic intelligence for agribusiness

Ernst & Young Assessoria Empresarial Ltda. (EY Brazil) has entered into an agreement to acquire* MB Agro – Consultoria e Assessoria em Agronomia Sociedade Simples, one of the most highly regarded strategic consulting and market intelligence boutiques serving the Brazilian agribusiness sector.