Brazil
Culture
Last Member of Uncontacted Indigenous Group in Brazil has Died
The last remaining member of an uncontacted indigenous group in Brazil has been reported dead by officials.
‘Man of the Hole,’ as he was popularly known, had lived in total isolation for the past twenty-six years and is thought to...
Health
Conjoined Twins in Brazil Separated with Help of Virtual Reality
Three-year-old twins in Brazil who were conjoined at the head have been successfully separated with the help of virtual reality.
Twins Bernardo and Arthur Lima underwent surgeries in Rio de Janeiro with support and direction from Great Ormond Street Hospital...
Diaspora
Vicky Safra: Meet the Wealthiest Greek Woman in the World
Vicky Safra is now the wealthiest Greek woman in the world, following the death of her billionaire husband in December says Forbes.
Health
Brazil Suffers 13 Percent of Global Covid-19 Deaths
Brazil, which has 2.7 percent of the world’s entire population, has experienced 13 percent of the total Covid-19 fatalities on the globe.
Greece
First Case of Brazilian Coronavirus Variant Found in Greece
Greece has detected its first case of the Brazilian Coronavirus variant, which is very easily transmitted, on Friday.
Diaspora
Latin America’s Greek Diaspora Calls for Stronger Ties with Greece
Organizations representing the Greek Diaspora in Latin America called for stronger ties with Greece during a video conference.
Greece
Greek PM Issues Blunt Rebuff to Brazilian President's Coronavirus Denials
Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis offered some advice to Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's continual underestimation of the coronavirus threat during an interview with CNN's Christiane Amanpour on Wednesday.
Mitsotakis was responding to a question by the veteran CNN anchor, who had...
Greek News
Greek Captain Dies After Fire Breaks Out Aboard Ship off Brazil
A 40-year old Greek national who was the captain of a Greek-flagged vessel died near the coast of Guaiba, Brazil in the early hours of Friday, after a fire broke out aboard his ship.
The Hellenic (Greek) Coast Guard issued...
Greece
Prosecutor Orders Investigation Into Greek Links to Brazil's Car Wash Graft Probe
Corruption prosecutor Eleni Touloupaki ordered on Friday a preliminary investigation into the Greek link of Brazil's so-called Car Wash graft scandal, involving the country's state-controlled oil giant Petroleo Brasileiro SA, commonly known as Petrobras.
The investigation concerns allegations made by...
Greek News
Athena Onassis Loses Custody of Horse to Ex-Husband in Brazilian Court
The ongoing legal battle between Athena Onassis and her former husband Álvaro Affonso (Doda) de Miranda Neto has had a new twist when a Brazilian court ruled in favour of the latter concerning the custody of a disputed horse.
The...