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Netflix Debuts 'Emergência Radioativa,' a Five-Episode Retelling of the 1987 Goiânia Cesium-137 Disaster

The five-part dramatization revisits Brazil’s worst radiological disaster using composite characters shaped by survivor testimony.

Brazil's Lower House Approves Bill to Make Salvador the Symbolic Federal Seat Each July 2

Brazil’s Supreme Court Clears HBO Documentary on Arautos do Evangelho

Santa Cruz Wins Série Prata by 0.2 Points, Securing 2027 Sapucaí Return

Brazilian Labor Court Upholds Volkswagen Liability for Slave-Like Work, Orders R$165 Million

‘El Agente Secreto’ Opens in Theaters After Cannes and Golden Globe Wins

Haddad Launches ‘Capitalismo Superindustrial’ in São Paulo, Calls for Mobilization Against the Far Right

One Year After Collapse, R$20 Million Kick-Starts Restoration of Salvador’s ‘Golden Church’

Frei Sérgio Görgen, Franciscan Friar and Rural Movement Leader, Dies at 70 in Rio Grande do Sul

Redemptorist Priest José Luciano Penido, 103, Dies During Ave Maria in Rio

Brazil Recognizes Vladimir Herzog’s Sons as Political Amnesty Recipients

Culture Ministry Finalizes Heritage Protection for Rio’s Former Dops Site

Viamão Councilor Invites Late Ex-Governor Brizola During Tribute Session

Bahia Bids Farewell to Mãe Carmen With Salvador Burial for Gantois Leader

On His Bicentenary, New Books Recast Dom Pedro II Through His Words and Holy Land Diaries

‘Guerreiros do Sol’ Wins Rose d’Or Best Telenovela in London

First Lady Janja Marks National Evangelical Day, Hailing Evangelical Women

Brazil Finalizes Bolsonaro Verdict as Ex-President Begins 27-Year Prison Term

Kéré Architecture Unveils Rio ‘Biblioteca dos Saberes,’ a 40,000-Square-Meter Civic Library

Federal Prosecutors Seek Closure of Geisel Memorial, Give UCS Five Days