Rio de Janeiro

Rio mayor says city residents must be inspired by Shimon Peres

Pro-Israel evangelical Mayor Marcello Crivella made the remarks after dedicating a city square named after Peres in the heart of Copacabana, Rio's most Jewish-populated neighborhood.

Pro-Israel mayor of Rio keynotes Independence Day celebration

Israel “has shown to the world that it is a strong democracy surrounded by the most barbarian atrocities and totalitarian regimes,” said Marcelo Crivella, a longtime friend of the Jewish community.

Jewish club in Rio hosts populist whom Sao Paulo Jews dis-invited from talk

The Hebraica sports club in Rio invited Jair Bolsonaro — an advocate of Israel and of Brazil's right-wing dictatorship — following the scrapping of his talk at the Sao Paulo branch.