Brazil Records the Lowest Rates of Extreme Poverty and Poverty Since the Beginning of the Historical Series
Meanwhile, the proportion of people considered extremely poor in Brazil dropped from 5.9% in 2022 to 4.4% in 2023, according ...
Police Officer Throws Man Off Bridge in São Paulo
A military police officer in São Paulo was caught on video throwing a man off the top of a bridge in the Cidade Ademar ...
Mineiro Know-How of Making Cheese Becomes a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage
After two years of waiting, the artisanal production of Minas cheese has become an intangible cultural heritage of humanity according to UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural ...
Brazil's GDP Grows Less in Q3, but Consumption and Investments Remain Strong
Economy grows 0.9% driven by domestic demand for goods and services, says IBGE; market expected a 0.8% increase ...
Cell Phone Ban in São Paulo Schools Divides Kids and Preteens
João Vitor, 11, who studies at the municipal school Visconde de Cairu in São Paulo, supports the idea of a ban. "Some people ...
Over Gas Deposits, 1,200 Women Keep the Babaçu Culture Alive
With exploration projects, palm trees have been cut down, routes altered, and community life in Maranhão disrupted ...
Future President of Brazil's Central Bank Foresees High Interest Rates for Longer to Achieve Inflation Target
The director of Monetary Policy at the Central Bank and future president of the institution, Gabriel Galípolo, stated on ...
Brazilian Agribusiness Faces Risk of Logistical Bottleneck in Coming Years, Study Shows
Brazilian agribusiness may experience a logistical blackout in the coming years as the capacity of the country’s bulk ...
Bureaucracy Hinders Ibama Program to Convert Fines of $5 Billion into Environmental Recovery
Ibama's most ambitious environmental restoration plan aimed to convert fines into projects to recover flora and fauna.
Killings by Police Go Unpunished in São Paulo, Families of Victims Decry Delays
This Sunday (1st) marks five years since the deaths of nine young people during a Military Police operation in Paraisópolis, a slum in the southern zone of São Paulo's capital. To this day, the case ...
Putin's Spokesperson Says Russia Opposes Nuclear Weapon Use, but the Situation is 'Drastically Changing'
In an interview with Folha in Moscow, Dmitry Peskov, who has held one of the top positions in the Russian government for 20 ...
Spending Restraint is an 'Extraordinary Measure,' and There Is No Abuse in Taxing the Wealthiest on Income, Says Lula
Lula spoke during a ceremony for signing an addendum to the Transnordestina railway construction project at the Palácio do ...