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Pastor Tupirani da Hora Lores preaching at his church in Rio de Janeiro Brazil in June 2020. (Courtesy of Sinaggoa Sem Fronteiras)

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.”

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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.

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.

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Non-Jewish governor of Brazilian state requests sound of shofar at his inauguration

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Benjamin Netanyahu and Brazil’s president-elect Jair Bolsonaro visit Rio synagogue

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Ancient Torah scroll is safe after fire engulfs an iconic museum in Brazil

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An elite private academy in Rio is putting pressure on the city’s Jewish day schools

Marcelo Crivella

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Rio mayor sings to raise funds for Holocaust memorial

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Rio drug raid yields deadly arsenal — and a Jewish holy book

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Brazil’s Jewish history celebrated at Rio Carnival

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