Category: Community
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Israel Declares Lula ‘Persona Non Grata’ After Speech on the Holocaust
Israel’s Foreign Minister, Israel Katz, criticized President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva again for his statements regarding Israeli operations in the Gaza Strip and the cut in humanitarian aid to the region’s inhabitants. Katz declared Lula persona non grata on social media. “We will not forgive and we will not forget — on my behalf…
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Israel Declares Lula ‘Persona Non Grata’ After Holocaust Speech
Israel’s Foreign Minister, Israel Katz, once again criticized President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva for his statements regarding Israeli operations in the Gaza Strip and the cut in humanitarian aid to the region’s inhabitants. Katz declared Lula persona non grata on social media. “We will not forgive and we will not forget – on my…
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Palácio do Planalto reopens for guided tours
The Palácio do Planalto, in Brasília, reopened for guided tours on January 14, after being closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. The tours are free and must be reserved online. Children under 10 do not need to make advance reservations. The palace, a symbol of modernist architecture in the federal capital, was…
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Known as the Brazilian Elon Musk, entrepreneur creates electric car manufacturer in Brazil
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Entrepreneur Flávio Figueiredo Assis promises to make history by launching the first electric car originally from Brazil. More than just contributing to changing the energy matrix and positively impacting the environment, his mission is to change the image of Brazil to the world. His inspiration is billionaire Elon Musk, who has a story similar to…
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Alexandre Birman, CEO of Arezzo&CO, to be Honored by the Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce
The Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce announced Alexandre Birman as the Brazilian honoree of the 2024 Person of the Year Awards. For 52 years, the Chamber has honored two prominent leaders, one Brazilian and one American, as “Person of the Year” who have been particularly instrumental in forging closer ties and enhancing the relationship between Brazil…
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Five Years After the Brumadinho Dam Collapse
On January 25, 2019, a dam collapsed in Brumadinho, in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The disaster killed 272 people and nearly 12 million cubic meters of toxic sludge flowed through local communities and water systems. Despite clear warnings about the dam’s stability, the German company TÜV SÜD’s subsidiary had certified the dam as…
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NYC Immigration Lawyer Accused of Federal Fraud Scheme
A Bronx immigration lawyer and his son are accused of deceiving hundreds of clients by promising them green cards while fraudulently representing them as victims of domestic violence, according to a criminal complaint filed on Monday (22) by the New York Attorney General’s office. The lawyer, Kofi Amankwaa, 69, “allegedly exploited the Violence Against Women…
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Texas Authorities Begin Arresting Immigrants Near the Border
Texas authorities arrested immigrants in Shelby Park in Eagle Pass, Texas, on Wednesday night (17), who were indicted for criminal trespass, marking the first arrests of immigrants since the state took control of the area at the U.S.-Mexico border last week.
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U.S. Offers English Course for 300 Afro-Brazilian and Indigenous Youth
The Embassy and Consulates of the United States in Brazil, through the Regional English Language Office (RELO), in partnership with the +Unidos Group, are selecting 300 young people for the Access E2C 2024 program (English to Connect, Communicate, Catalyze), a course that promotes language teaching for the Afro-Brazilian and Indigenous population. Interested individuals must reside…
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Anti-Semitic Incidents Rise in the U.S. After Hamas Attack on October 7
The number of anti-Semitic incidents in the United States has sharply increased in the three months following the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, according to new data from the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), which tracked a total of 3,283 incidents against Jews between October 7 and January 7 — a 360% increase compared to…