Marcus Moraes
By Marcus Moraes
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Breaking News Brazil Jews Battle Zika Virus With Bug Spray and Indoor Activities
(JTA) — Despite recent summer temperatures here topping out at 42 degrees Celsius (109 Fahrenheit) in Rio de Janeiro, Milena Rozenbrah has become accustomed recently to dressing in pants and long sleeves when she leaves home. A Jewish mother in Brazil’s second-largest city, Rozenbrah is concerned not for the religious value of tzniut, or modesty,…
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The Schmooze Going To Carnival in Rio? We Have All the Jewish Hotspots
RIO DE JANEIRO (JTA) – Brazilians know how to party. Nowhere is that more obvious than at Carnival, Brazil’s most popular celebration festively combining its rich and multi-ethnic melting pot. It’s also one of the world’s largest multi-day celebrations, when ecstatic crowds enjoy fabulous samba parades and enormous street parties. Carnival follows a lunar calendar,…
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Breaking News Recession and Crime Have More Brazil Jews Considering Move to Israel
(JTA) — For four years, llana Lerner Kalmanovich rode a hot and crowded bus three hours each day to reach the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, where she was pursuing degrees in physical education and nutrition. Police raids into nearby slums, or favelas, often blocked the freeway, and stray bullets from gun battles with…
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