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Bolsonaro beats expectations in Brazil presidential vote, will face Lula in runoff
The election, which centered around the cost of living, corruption and insecurity in Brazilians' daily lives, follows a string of wins across Latin America by right-wing parties.
$546M in H1: Gurhan Kiziloz’s Strategic Move to São Paulo
Sao Paulo adopts IHRA definition of antisemitism
Keren Hayesod brings back Israeli reservists from Latin America on evacuation flight
Brazil: Lula wins Brazilian election, Bolsonaro has not conceded
The leftist former president overtook far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in the dying moments of the bitterly-fought elections.
Israeli businessman kidnapped in Brazil released
The businessman was released by his captors after local Brazilian authorities successfully geolocated his whereabouts.
Andor Stern, recognized as sole Brazilian-born Holocaust survivor, dies at 94
Andor Stern passed away on Thursday at the age of 94, the only officially-recognized Holocaust survivor born in Brazil.
Brazilian parents protest Anne Frank diary containing sexual descriptions
In a letter, more than 90 parents complained about Frank’s descriptions of female genitalia and her attraction to women.
Nations around the world say: Happy 73rd, Israel!
Landmark buildings as well as municipalities and city halls in cities all over the world light up in blue and white to celebrate Israel's 73rd Independence Day.
Brazilian Jews rush to help as COVID-19 puts Brazil’s poverty into focus
Brazilian Jews are cooking some 400 meals each week which are distributed in Recife’s streets and poorest neighborhoods, called favelas.
Brazilian governor calls Holocaust ‘humankind’s day of shame’
“It’s not only about remembering the 6 million Jews who were murdered, but also all others murdered elsewhere in all times, but nothing is as serious as the Holocaust,” Sao Paulo Gov. Joao Doria said
Why Israelis feel at home on this remote Brazilian island
