Tag: Salvador - Bahia

• Tuesday, May 21st 2019 - 12:36 UTC

  Brazil changes mind and will host the UN regional Climate Week in Salvador next August

  

  Under pressure from a key political ally, Brazil’s ministry of environment said it will now host the United Nations' Latin America and the Caribbean Climate Week in Salvador in August. In a statement published on Sunday, the ministry said it had changed its mind about cancelling the event after talks with the mayor of Salvador Antonio Carlos Magalhães Neto.

• Tuesday, April 22nd 2014 - 06:40 UTC

  World Cup host city police back to work but number of slain people climbs to 39

  

  Three more people were killed in the capital of the Brazilian state of Bahia and local media reported that police officers were unavailable at most stations, although a two-day strike that affected Salvador-Bahía has been officially lifted.