Brazil

Plane crashes in Brazil killing all 61 people on board

Video shared on social media shows aircraft spiralling as it falls from the sky

Brazil inks deal for new embassy in Dublin 4

Embassy signs 12-year lease for offices on second floor of Donnybrook House

Venezuela’s neighbours struggle to respond to crisis following disputed election

There are few means to pressure Nicolás Maduro’s dictatorial regime that is once again ramping up domestic repression

‘I found it quite easy to make friends, because Irish people are open and polite’

Jewellery-maker Fabio de Souza Oliveira Filho arrived in Ireland in 2018 with his wife ‘looking for adventure’

Venezuela’s plight likely to deepen after Nicolás Maduro’s dubious election win

The Venezuelan president has shown his willingness to face down domestic protests and there are risks attached to steps foreign powers could take

How does Ireland decide what countries are ‘safe’ for asylum seekers?

Why have new countries been added to the State’s safe countries list and what impact does the list actually have?

Brazil, Egypt and India among five new ‘safe countries’ for asylum

Applications for protection from countries on list will be accelerated, with an initial decision in three months

Brazil’s Amazon dilemma: Rein in environmental commitments or face a far-right resurgence

A struggle within Lula’s government could see the Amazon region become the next frontier for oil and gas industry

‘These people won’t silence me’ – Brazilian candidate ignores social media attacks to focus on local concerns on canvass

43-year-old says that if elected he can be ‘a voice for immigrants here working hard’

Climate Cops hitting peak capacity may prompt scale-back of UN negotiating process

Logistical problems coinciding with concerns about not fit for purpose decision making with deck stacked heavily on side of carbon polluters

Brazil: Death toll from heavy rains reaches 100 with ‘high risk’ of more flooding

Some 128 people missing in Rio Grande do Sul state where more than 163,000 have been displaced

Climate victims testify at inter-American rights court in historic case

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Death toll from rains in southern Brazil climbs to 66, with more than 100 still missing

Floods have destroyed roads and bridges in several areas, and rains have triggered landslides

Into the groove: Madonna attracts 1.6 million to free concert at Brazil’s Copacabana beach

Spectacular show marks culmination of singer’s Celebration world tour

Rising death toll from rains in Brazil as floods destroy roads and bridges

More than 32,000 people displaced with storms triggering landslides

More than 58,000 Brazilians live in Ireland, with 40% intending to stay

More than half the respondents to embassy report say they have experienced discrimination

‘I’ll see the scar and remember this happened in Ireland,’ says Brazilian victim of unprovoked Limerick assault

Attack on Roberto Gomes dos Santos jnr, who moved to Ireland from a favela in Rio de Janeiro, left him needing six stitches

‘It’s hard to park your qualifications when you move to Ireland’

New to the Parish: Daniel Ricci moved to Waterford in 2018 to ‘live a different life’

Girl rescued after 16 hours under mud as heavy rain leaves seven dead in Brazil

Girl (4) was pulled out alive in the city of Petropolis, 69km north of Rio de Janeiro

EU ‘100% correct’ to seek better environmental protections in Mercosur trade deal, says Ryan in Brazil

France and Ireland are among member states opposed to agreement in its current form

Fiction in translation: novels from Bulgaria, Japan, Brazil, Spain and a Franco-Korean author

Rónán Hession reviews a selection that includes an impressive work by International Booker Prize winner Georgi Gospidinov

Bolsonaro rally exposes a weakened political leader

São Paulo Letter: The former president has many legal woes and fears arrest

Bolsonaro draws supporters to rally amid coup denials

Former Brazilian president is being investigated over alleged role in attacks on government buildings

Unrwa suspends aid deliveries to northern Gaza amid increasing reports of famine

Dozens reportedly killed in Gaza by overnight Israeli strikes as fears deepen for civilians in territory

Firm linked to jailed ex-solicitor Michael Lynn negotiated €10m deal involving State agency

State money was to have funded apartment development in Dublin by man whose home was raided by gardaí in January

Garda hunt for Michael Lynn’s missing millions

In the News podcast: Celtic Tiger lawyer sentenced to 5 1/2 year in prison

Brazil’s Dani Alves sentenced to four and a half years in prison for sexual assault

Former Barcelona defender (40), who was arrested in January last year, assaulted woman in nightclub

Former solicitor Michael Lynn sentenced to five and a half years for theft of €17.9m

Lawyer for accused said client’s time in Brazilian prison left him with PTSD due to violence witnessed, including a decapitation

What’s the latest crisis facing the Amazon rain forest?

Experts are warning that ‘the lungs of the world’ face a disastrous tipping point by 2050 unless radical action is taken

Bolsonaro ordered to surrender passport in Brazil ‘coup plot’ investigation

Three aides to former leader arrested as police set out details of alleged plan to prevent Lula taking office after 2022 polls

‘Ireland gave us opportunities. I can’t complain about anything’

New to the Parish: Bruna Marcolongo Schmitz came to Ireland from Brazil in 2016

116 Cork Street had a cameo role in the Rising. Today it’s part of landlord Marc Godart’s Ireland

Internal records of the rental operation run by Godart show 33 bunkbed places are available to book in the old house

‘I went knocking the doors here in Bray because I couldn’t find a place to live. I had the baby in my arms’

New to the Parish: Deusa de Assis from Brazil on being a single mother, her new home and new business

Irish tourist (35) stabbed in Brazil during attempted street robbery

Department of Foreign Affairs ‘aware’ of incident and ‘stands ready to provide consular assistance’

Like it or not, the Global South expresses a new geopolitical reality

The greatly increased use of the term Global South reflects the old international liberal order giving way to a world less focused on development or cultural difference

‘My hero doesn’t wear a cape, he wears a helmet’: Family of Brazilian man who tackled knife attacker speak of pride

Caio Benício’s family remains in Brazil but whatever the future holds he wants to hold on to his connection to Ireland

Brazilian embassy ran a shuttle bus to get people home during Dublin riots

‘We have every reason to hope that this is an isolated incident,’ says country’s ambassador

Dublin knife attack: ‘The only thing I thought was to avoid more people from being injured’

Eder Santos (39) and Caio Benício (43) thanked by Taoiseach for intervening in Parnell Square stabbing

Taylor Swift fan dies before Brazil concert amid sweltering conditions

Fan named as Ana Clara Benevides (23) who fainted at the show and had cardiac arrest

Brazil swelters in heatwave as health warnings issued across country

Power consumption in country reaches record levels due to increased use of air conditioners, fans and refrigerators

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