The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/sao-paulo/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Thu, 11 Jun 2026 20:44:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Sao Paulo | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/sao-paulo/ 32 32 Commercial plane crash in Brazil kills all 61 people on board https://www.timesofisrael.com/commercial-plane-crash-in-brazil-kills-all-61-people-on-board/ Sat, 10 Aug 2024 10:52:47 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3351470 Voepass airline flight to Sao Paulo crashes into city of Vinhedo; videos on local media show plane spinning, plummeting almost vertically, plume of smoke rising from crash site

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]]> Brazil nabs suspected Hezbollah operatives said planning attacks on Jewish targets https://www.timesofisrael.com/brazil-nabs-suspected-hezbollah-operatives-said-planning-attacks-on-jewish-targets/ Wed, 08 Nov 2023 21:39:38 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3148700 International counterterrorism operation conducted in partnership with Mossad and other Israeli and global security organizations

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]]> Protesters force cancelation of Brazil university event promoting Israeli academia https://www.timesofisrael.com/protesters-force-cancelation-of-brazil-university-event-promoting-israeli-academia/ Tue, 04 Apr 2023 22:57:15 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2990200 Amid demonstration by pro-Palestinian activists, security at State University of Campinas escort out representatives from four of Israel's top institutions of higher learning

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]]> 14-year-old boy killed by falling goalpost at Sao Paulo Jewish center https://www.timesofisrael.com/14-year-old-boy-killed-by-falling-goalpost-at-sao-paulo-jewish-center/ Wed, 08 Feb 2023 10:40:34 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2946185 Pole comes down as Alexandre Andrei Mirocznik is playing with friends; Hebraica Club president denies accident caused by maintenance problem

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]]> 2 Lego menorahs, candle lighting under war: Hanukkah celebrated around the world https://www.timesofisrael.com/2-lego-menorahs-candle-lighting-under-war-hanukkah-celebrated-around-the-world/ Thu, 22 Dec 2022 06:25:53 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2905193 From Ukraine to Taiwan, from Sao Paulo to Denver, menorahs light up Jewish communities as they celebrate the Festival of Lights

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]]> Jewish Google employee claims her anti-Israel activism got her job moved to Brazil https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-google-employee-claims-her-anti-israel-activism-got-her-job-moved-to-brazil/ Thu, 17 Mar 2022 09:29:15 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2726363 Ariel Koren says that after she lobbied against company's contract with Project Nimbus cloud-based storage, her role was relocated from California headquarters to Sao Paulo

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]]> Brazilian doctor suspended after comparing pandemic fears to Holocaust https://www.timesofisrael.com/brazilian-doctor-suspended-after-comparing-pandemic-fears-to-holocaust/ Thu, 16 Jul 2020 06:09:16 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2348335 Nise Yamaguchi, a veteran at leading Jewish hospital in Sao Paulo, criticized by some for mentioning Nazi scare tactics while speaking out against panic surrounding coronavirus

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]]> Brazilian pastor prays for second Holocaust to ‘destroy the Jews like vermin’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/brazilian-pastor-prays-for-second-holocaust-to-destroy-the-jews-like-vermin/ Fri, 19 Jun 2020 15:42:16 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2330495 In sermon at Rio de Janeiro church, Tupirani da Hora Lores is joined by congregants in calling on God to 'massacre the Jews;' Jewish groups file police complaint

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]]> Thousands of Brazilians trill along with Israeli initiative Koolulam https://www.timesofisrael.com/thousands-of-brazilians-trill-along-with-israeli-initiative-koolulam/ Tue, 03 Dec 2019 09:27:39 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2194905 Mass singing initiative reaches South America for the first time, after giving audiences 'collective catharsis' throughout Israel and in other countries

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]]> Brazilian concert features music written by prisoners at Nazi camps https://www.timesofisrael.com/brazilian-concert-features-music-written-by-prisoners-at-nazi-camps/ Sun, 24 Nov 2019 16:19:08 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2189860 Italian conductor Francesco Lotoro spent 30 years gathering and reconstructing works by musicians who used any means at hand, including 'toilet paper,' to write down compositions

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]]> Brazilian church, built to look like Solomon’s Temple, to house Holocaust museum https://www.timesofisrael.com/brazilian-church-built-to-look-like-solomons-temple-to-house-holocaust-museum/ Wed, 07 Aug 2019 05:21:22 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2125862 Building is $300 million replica of ancient Jerusalem house of worship; church says project is in initial phase of consultation with Jewish community leaders

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]]> Medieval mikveh may be earliest Jewish vestige in Brazil https://www.timesofisrael.com/medieval-mikveh-may-be-earliest-jewish-vestige-in-brazil/ Wed, 17 Oct 2018 22:57:37 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1944187 17th century spiritual bath found in historic Salvador region

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]]> Israeli sentenced to 15 years for 2004 slaying of Palestinian taxi driver https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-sentenced-to-15-years-for-2004-slaying-of-palestinian/ Wed, 09 May 2018 11:22:39 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1846565&preview=true&preview_id=1846565 Yehoshua Elitzur, who fled country after his conviction and was later extradited from Brazil, also to pay victim's family NIS 200,000

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]]> Brazilian governor apologizes for welcoming Hezbollah official https://www.timesofisrael.com/brazilian-governor-apologizes-for-welcoming-hezbollah-official/ Wed, 25 Apr 2018 16:41:44 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1837310 Marcio Franca says visiting Lebanese delegation was not vetted properly, and that he was not familiar with Sheikh Bilal Mohsen Wehbe

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]]> Latin American airline to kick off direct flights to Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/latin-american-airline-to-kick-off-direct-flights-to-israel/ Sun, 08 Apr 2018 13:03:11 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1825515 Latam plans to begin offering 11-hour Sao Paulo-Tel Aviv route in December; will receive large grants from Israel's Tourism Ministry

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