Brazil

Lilian Gandelman: How the ‘girl from Ipanema’ became the woman from Tel Aviv

The lawyer from Brazil, who also navigates life in Israel as an amputee, is on a personal mission to educate and change attitudes – one Israeli at a time.

Lilian Gandelman
FIVE JEWISH couples get married in Brazil on Lag Ba'omer.

Five Jewish couples marry in Brazil in front of 900 young Jews from former Soviet Union

Aerial view of houses in a wooded area in the Pinheiros neighborhood, Sao Paulo, Brazil, taken on September 5, 2023.

São Paulo creates Brazil-Israel Parliamentary Front, forming strategic alliance

Members of NGO GRAD take care of dog, Luk, which was rescued from a partially collapsed house, following heavy rains which have killed residents and left missing people, in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais state, Brazil.

Thousands displaced and at least six dead as heavy rains hit Brazil


ICC accepts over 60 filings for arrest requests of Netanyahu, Gallant, and Hamas officials

The ICC accepted filings from over 60 governments and NGOs regarding arrest requests for Netanyahu, Gallant, and Hamas officials.

 ICC PROSECUTOR Karim Khan speaks during an interview in The Hague, earlier this year.

Israel and Mexico sign comptroller agreement

"We must be the voice of the voiceless," said Englman, explaining the importance of audit preparedness for emergencies and especially in supporting vulnerable communities.

State comptroller Matanyahu Englman at a conference of the Organization of Latin American and Caribbean Supreme Audit Institutions and the European Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions.

Brazil adopts free trade with Palestinian Authority in show of support

It was not clear whether other Mercosur members would follow Brazil's lead.

 Argentina's President Alberto Fernandez, December 7, 2023.Paraguay's President Santiago Pena, Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Uruguay's President Luis Lacalle Pou, and Bolivia's President Luis Arce, pose for an official photo during the 63rd Summit of Heads of State of MERCOSUR

Top 5 most dangerous roads in the world

From Skippers Canyon Road in New Zealand to BR-319 in Brazil. Here are five of the world's most dangerous roads.


Explosion of hate: State Department report details global rise in antisemitism post October 7

"Religious freedom is still not respected for millions of people around the world," Secretary of State Antony Blinken said at a news briefing.

By FUNDING American universities, small sates, the Qataris are spreading an antisemitic and antidemocratic ideology, which amounts to a strategic threat to democratic societies. Here, a demonstrator holds a placard as students from Columbia University protest earlier this month.

Brazil deports Palestinian man, accuses him of being a Hamas spokesperson

Brazilian police sources said Muslim Abuumar was not coming for a visit but to stay in Brazil and become a spokesman for Hamas.

 A Qatar Airways Airbus A350-900 aircraft takes off in Colomiers near Toulouse, France, October 19, 2017

Lula removes Brazilian ambassador to Israel amid diplomatic spat

A new Brazilian ambassador to Israel will be announced in due course, Brazil's foreign relations ministry said in a statement, adding that until then.

 Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva attends a ceremony at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil August 30, 2023.

Ayelet Shaked visits Brazil: Despite da Silva, Brazilians are pro-Israel

'We find ourselves in a difficult period, but there have been many difficult times in history, and this will pass and we will overcome,' Shaked said in a message to Brazilian Jews.

 AYELET SHAKED speaks to children at Jewish school in Sao Paulo.

Brazilian girl killed by South America's most dangerous scorpion

The Brazilian yellow scorpion, or by its scientific name Tityus serrulatus, is considered the most venomous scorpion in South America.

 The Brazilian yellow scorpion, or the Tityus serrulatus.

Tragic incident in Brazil: Israeli tourist dies while trying to escape from suspected robber

Israeli tourist Alma Buhadana, 24, died in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, trying to escape a robber. Israeli authorities assist her family in repatriation.

 View of Rocinha (little farm) favela, the largest and most populous favela in Brazil, and is located in Rio de Janeiro's South Zone. Rocinha is built on a steep hillside overlooking Rio de Janeiro. Uploaded on 8/5/2024