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

AMERICAS-CLIMATE JUSTICE/ (ANALYSIS):ANALYSIS-Climate victims testify at Americas rights court in historic case

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

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