Author: The Brasilians NewsPaper
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Watch Out for Christmas Heart Attacks. How to Identify Signs of Heart Problems During the Holidays
The risk of suffering a heart attack or stroke increases during the holiday season, with a peak in deaths from heart problems between Christmas and New Year’s. “We certainly see this in the emergency room during the end-of-year holidays,” says Dr. Donald Lloyd-Jones, cardiologist who leads the Framingham Heart Study at Boston University School of…
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The Secret Agent and Other Brazilian Films Advance Toward the Oscars
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Three Brazilian films have advanced another stage in the selection process to be nominated for the 2026 Oscars: O Agente Secreto, by Kleber Mendonça Filho, is among the contenders for Best International Feature; Apocalipse nos Trópicos, by Petra Costa, was included among the 15 selected for Best Documentary Feature; and Amarela, by André Hayato Saito,…
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Internet Access in Early Childhood More Than Doubled Since 2015
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Internet access in early childhood more than doubled in less than a decade in Brazil, rising from 11% in 2015 to 23% in 2024. This includes nearly half (44%) of babies up to 2 years old and 71% of children aged 3 to 5. The data are part of the study *Proteção à primeira infância…
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WHO Recognizes End of Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission in Brazil
Brazil has been recognized by the World Health Organization (WHO) as the largest country in the world to eliminate mother-to-child HIV transmission—known as vertical transmission—as a public health problem. The announcement was made by Health Minister Alexandre Padilha on Friday (December 15) on CanalGov. According to Minister Padilha, the board of the Joint United Nations…
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Fire-Starting Materials Found at 400,000-Year-Old Archaeological Site Are the Oldest Evidence of Humans Producing Fire
It’s easy to take for granted that modern humans can produce flames with just a flick of a lighter or a turn of the stove knob—for cooking food, lighting candles, or heating their homes. For much of our history, archaeologists believe that early humans could only use fire when it occurred naturally, such as when…
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José Antonio Kast Secures Nearly 60% of Votes and Becomes Chile’s New President
Conservative José Antonio Kast was elected president of Chile on Sunday (14), confirming the favoritism he maintained throughout the second-round campaign. With this result, the right returns to occupy La Moneda Palace after four years of left-wing government under the leadership of Gabriel Boric. With 83.43% of the polls counted, Kast reached 59.8% of the…
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At Least 15 Dead in Shooting Attack at Hanukkah Event on Bondi Beach in Sydney
A father and his son killed at least 15 people in a shooting attack during a Hanukkah celebration on Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, on Sunday, according to authorities. At least 42 people were hospitalized. The older shooter, 50, was shot dead by police, authorities said. His 24-year-old son was injured and remains hospitalized. “We…
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“Trump Wants to Contain China and Also Brazil,” Says Elias Jabbour
The new U.S. National Security Strategy for 2025, signed by that country’s president this week, Donald Trump, reorganizes Washington’s priorities around a central objective: preserving U.S. supremacy in the face of China’s rise and preventing the emergence of any competing power in the Western Hemisphere. In the assessment of geographer and economics professor at UERJ…
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U.S. Planes Join Japanese Fighters in Military Message to China
Strategic bombers from the United States flew alongside Japanese fighters over the Sea of Japan in a show of force following recent joint exercises conducted by China and Russia. The information was released by Japan’s Ministry of Defense. In a statement published on Thursday (11), the Japanese government highlighted that the joint operation reaffirms the…
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Mexico Approves Tariff Hike Against Brazil and 10 Other Countries
The Mexican Senate approved an increase in import tariffs on products from Brazil, China, and other countries without trade agreements with Mexico, effective January 1, 2026.