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Extreme heat puts Brazil’s coffee harvest at risk

Extreme heat and erratic rainfall threaten production in the world’s largest coffee-growing country, with farmers warning that disrupted flowering and uneven ripening could reduce yields and damage bean quality despite expanded irrigation and new technology

Reuters | 07.14.26

They Gave Us Hope Again – Pregnancy and Birth in the Kaufering Camp, Dachau

Holocaust exhibit in Brazil tells story of seven babies born in Nazi camp

São Paulo’s Catavento Museum hosts 'They Gave Us Hope Again,' an exhibition tracing the survival of Jewish infants born at Kaufering in the final months of World War II

ynet Global | 07.09.26

חאבייר מיילי, חוזה אנטוניו קאסט, אבלרדו דה לה אספרייה, קייקו פוג'ימורי, דניאל נובואה, רודריגו פאס

South America’s rightward lurch gathers speed as voters demand order

Crime fears, inflation and distrust of leftist governments are powering conservative wins from Argentina to Peru, though Brazil and Uruguay show the map is still in play

Tal Amoday | 07.04.26

A cleaner technology for dyeing jeans using sound waves

Israeli sound-wave dyeing tech aims to clean up the global jeans industry

Brazil’s Vicunha, a denim supplier for brands including Zara, Diesel and Calvin Klein, signs memo to buy 20% of Israel’s Sonovia, whose technology uses sound waves to push indigo dye into fabric without polluting chemicals

Navit Zomer | 07.02.26

Brazil instructors questioned after woman thrown from bridge without safety rope

Three extreme-sport instructors face manslaughter charges after 21-year-old Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas was thrown from a bridge in São Paulo state while allegedly not attached to the rope meant to stop her fall

ynet | 06.17.26

Oliver Tree among 6 killed in horrific Rio helicopter crash

Officials say six people died when two helicopters crashed over Rio, as police work to identify the victims and reports say Argentine creator Gaspi was aboard

AP | 06.15.26

ברזיל: בת 21 נהרגה כשנזרקה מגשר בגובה 40 מטר מסאו פאולו בלי חבל

Woman killed in Brazil after bungee crew failed to attach cord

The 24-year-old paid to film the jump from an abandoned bridge; witnesses say staff tried to flee after realizing the mistake

ynet | 06.13.26

The 36 jerseys are no coincidence. The number equals twice 18, which in Jewish tradition represents the word Chai (חי) — “life” in Hebrew

‘Jerseys against hatred’: Holocaust museum showcases football’s stand against discrimination

The Brazilian Holocaust Museum is bringing together football kits from around the world in an unprecedented exhibition showing how football can be a field for social transformation, resistance and diversity

ynet Global | 06.13.26

Israel to be left without an ambassador or consul in Brazil as diplomatic rift deepens

Local authorities block Vivian Eisen appointment as consul general in Sao Paulo, as current consul set to end term, leaving Israel without senior diplomatic envoys in the country

Itamar Eichner | 06.10.26

Why Latin America is becoming the next big opportunity for Israeli startups

In an era of deglobalization and shifting manufacturing hubs, Central and South America may become the next major growth opportunity for the Israeli tech ecosystem

Yoni Heilbronn | 06.09.26

The beautiful game, the ugly politics: How the world's cruelest regimes used the World Cup to sell their rule

From Mussolini's bribery campaign and Argentina's junta-driven quest for glory to Kim Il Sung's four-word command and Saddam Hussein's torture of defeated players, dictators have long used the World Cup as a powerful tool to strengthen their grip on power

Zeev Avrahami, Berlin | 05.31.26

'A resounding wake-up call': Antisemitism sees sharp spike in Brazil

Contemporary antisemitism in Brazil is often driven by a combination of historical ignorance and the political use of anti-Zionism, with hostility toward the Jewish state frequently serving as a cover for traditional prejudices against Jews

Itamar Eichner | 04.05.26

Evidence of meteorite impact 6 million years ago identified in Brazil

Newly identified tektite field spanning Minas Gerais, Bahia and Piauí yields more than 600 glassy samples; study suggests such impact debris may be more common worldwide than previously believed

Yogev Israeli | 02.23.26

Brazil sociologist faces backlash after claiming ‘Jewish lobby’ funded Jeffrey Epstein

Prof. Jessé Souza deletes Instagram video after Jewish leaders condemn claim linking disgraced financier’s crimes to Zionism; issues qualified apology

Yogev Israeli | 02.11.26

Brazil’s Bolsonaro sons visit Israel, vow embassy move to Jerusalem

Flávio Bolsonaro, endorsed by his jailed father Jair Bolsonaro, pledged strong support for Israel, rejected a Palestinian state and promised a crime crackdown as his brother faces investigation and lives in self-imposed exile in Texas

Dror Feuer | 02.11.26