Brazilian police raid church whose pastor prayed for another Holocaust A Jewish leader whose group had filed a police complaint against the pastor called the raid a “big development.” By Cnaan Liphshiz March 12, 2021 2:13 pm
Public square in Rio named for late Lubavitcher Rebbe The site is in the Brazilian city’s wealthiest neighborhood, where the city’s first Chabad center was inaugurated in 1987. February 20, 2020 11:28 am
Rio mayor raises Holocaust awareness Mayor Marcelo Crivella, who is not Jewish, gathered his entire municipal staff for a group picture holding a poster with the hashtag #WeRemember. January 21, 2019 11:25 am
Non-Jewish governor of Brazilian state requests sound of shofar at his inauguration By Marcus M. Gilban January 3, 2019 7:17 am
Benjamin Netanyahu and Brazil’s president-elect Jair Bolsonaro visit Rio synagogue By Marcus M. Gilban December 30, 2018 9:58 am
Ancient Torah scroll is safe after fire engulfs an iconic museum in Brazil By Marcus M. Gilban September 4, 2018 12:11 pm
An elite private academy in Rio is putting pressure on the city’s Jewish day schools By Marcus M. Gilban July 9, 2018 2:42 pm
Rio drug raid yields deadly arsenal — and a Jewish holy book By Marcus M. Gilban May 30, 2018 7:00 am