Tag: Sao Luis

• Saturday, July 27th 2024 - 07:41 UTC

  Brazil's Lençóis Maranhenses Park a World Heritage Site, UNESCO rules

  

  The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Friday declared Brazil's Lençóis Maranhenses National Park a World Natural Heritage Site, making it the South American country's eighth such place, Agencia Brasil reported. The announcement was made during the UNESCO World Heritage Committee session in New Delhi, India. The application dossier had been submitted in 2018.

• Wednesday, May 6th 2020 - 09:48 UTC

  Brazilian major city begins “lockdown” on fears the virus could collapse the health service

  

  Brazil's Sao Luis became the nation's first major city to begin a coronavirus “lockdown” on Tuesday, a measure that underscores widespread fears that health services across Brazil could soon collapse under the pressure of the coronavirus pandemic.