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Brazil awards Iranian short film ‘The Castle’

Iranian short film, ‘The Castle,’ won three awards at the December 2020 edition of the Gralha International Monthly Film Awards (GIMFA) in Brazil.

As Brazil reels from pandemic, doll hospital makes kids smile

Wearing a traditional white coat and a surgical mask, "Doctor" Suelen da Silva uses a stethoscope to listen to her patient — a black doll that she is healing at her home on a hillside near Rio de Janeiro.

Killing of two girls stokes outrage over Brazil's horrific toll of black lives

The shooting of two young black girls – who had between them enjoyed fewer than 11 years of life – has sparked outrage in Brazil and intensified the debate over police violence and structural racism in a country still grappling with the legacy of slavery.

Brazil's poor fear looming end of COVID emergency cash

Since she and her husband lost their jobs because of the pandemic, Ilma Silva Santos, a construction worker from the slums of Salvador in northeastern Brazil, has been feeding her family of five thanks to government relief payments – now set to expire at the end of the year.

Brazil to face $112b refinancing cliff in early 2021

Brazil’s debt has ballooned to unprecedented levels due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the government faces a $112 billion refinancing cliff early next year, with April’s funding needs the highest ever for a single month.

Violence erupts in Brazil after security guards beat to death black man

More than 1,000 demonstrators attacked a Carrefour Brasil supermarket in the southern Brazilian city of Porto Alegre on Friday after security guards beat to death a black man at the store.

Injury-hit Brazil, Argentina resume World Cup qualifiers

Brazil must confront a growing injury list that includes star forward Neymar as it resumes World Cup qualifying this week, while Argentina is out to extend its perfect start at home to neighbor Paraguay.

Iran, Brazil discuss expansion of cultural cooperation

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Neymar second only to Pele on Brazil scoring list after hat-trick defeats Peru

Neymar overtook Ronaldo and moved into second place behind Pele on Brazil’s all-time goalscoring list after notching a hat-trick in a 4-2 victory over Peru on Tuesday in a World Cup qualifier.

Millions of Brazilians at risk of slipping back into poverty

Many people in Brazil are struggling to cope with less pandemic aid from the government and jumping food prices, with millions expected to slip back into poverty.

Brazil GDP decline set for less than feared at 5.8 percent: IMF

Brazil's economy is set to shrink by 5.8 percent in 2020, the International Monetary Fund said, revising up an earlier forecast but warning the country faced "exceptionally high" risks.

Brazil government sees $157b deficit this year as emergency transfers are extended

Brazil’s government is on course to post a primary budget deficit of 861 billion reais ($157 billion) this year, the Economy Ministry said in its bimonthly revenue and expenditure report, factoring in extended emergency transfers to the poor through the end of December.

Iran ready for extraterritorial cultivation in Brazil: Envoy

The ambassador of Iran to Brasilia said that Iranian companies are ready to do extraterritorial cultivation in Mato Grosso Province, western Brazil.

Brazil wetland fires threaten jaguar reserve

Fires raging in the Pantanal, the biggest tropical wetlands on Earth, are threatening a nature reserve known as the home to the world's largest jaguar population, Brazilian authorities said.

Iran-Brazil parliamentary friendship group resumes work after two years

Iran’s ambassador to Brazil has said the South American country’s parliament has started activities of a friendship group with Iran after a two-year hiatus.