Categoria: Brazil
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O paradigma da (in)sustentabilidade
O ser humano contemporâneo, que na aparência conseue usufruir dos mais vastos e sofisticados recursos, percebe-se a si mesmo impotente e limitado na sua capacidade de responder aos desafios emergentes, e por isso coloca-se frequentemente em oposição à vida. Na busca desenfreada por conquistar mais e mais, destr¡oi-se a si mesmo, pois lhe custa reconhecer…
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Resultado das eleições: O País Continua Dividido
A vitória apertada de Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, com pouco mais de 60 milhões de votos, contra Jair Bolsonaro, que recebeu um pouco mais de 58 milhões de votos, mostra o quanto o povo brasileiro está dividido entre uma direita bastante conservadora e uma esquerda, que nesta eleição precisou caminhar mais para o centro para poder ter alguma…
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Lula é Eleito Presidente Pela 3ª Vez
Os brasileiros elegeram Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva para a presidência novamente no domingo, 30 de outubro, no segundo turno das eleições, que foi disputada contra o atual presidente Jair Bolsonaro. A vitória de Lula foi apertada, com menos de 2% dos votos válidos, mas não menos significativa, já que representa o retorno da esquerda ao poder e conclui…
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Economy Grows 1.2% in Second Quarter of the Year
The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew 1.2 percent in the second quarter of this year compared to the previous period. It is the fourth consecutive quarter in which the product has had a positive result. The GDP reached BRL 2.404 trillion in current values. The figures were released today (Sep. 1), in Rio de Janeiro,…
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Brazil, US Sign Agreement on Customs Recognition
Brazilian companies certified as Authorized Economic Operators (AEO) will be able to export to the US faster and with less red tape. After seven years of talks, Brazil’s Federal Revenue Service signed a mutual recognition agreement with the US customs. The two countries thus formalize the collaboration between their authorized economic operator programs. Through the…
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Brazil Launches Crackdown on International Cocaine Trade
In collaboration with Interpol, the Federal Police of Brazil today (Sep 20) launched operation Duplo Risco (“double risk”), aimed at dismantling transnational drug trafficking organizations. Efforts have had the support of police bodies in Spain, Switzerland, and Portugal. Seven preventive arrest warrants are being served in Brazil, three arrest warrants in Europe (two in Spain,…
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Preparing Brazil’s next generation of women leaders
What happens when 100 public school girls are trained in business and leadership skills for six months? Empowerment, says a new program in Brazil sponsored by the State Department. Power4Girls aims “to demonstrate our continued commitment to the government of Brazil’s secondary education reform efforts,” said Todd Miyahira, one of the program’s developers at the…
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Why are Airline tickets to Brazil so high right now?
Let us explain. First there is a shortage of pilots, many took early retirement while others were let go. Because they don’t have enough pilots, dozens of flights to Brazil have been cancelled. So now there is less availability of flights and a large demand. This is also causing many delays and flight cancellations. Plus…
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Brazilian Retailer Magalu Pioneers New Form of eCommerce
Several months ago, I wrote a story for The Brasilians about Lu, the most widely followed non-human influencer in the world with tens of millions of followers on social media. Lu is the principal spokesperson and a ubiquitous virtual sales associate for Magazine Luiza, the a giant omnichannel retailer with over 1,300 physical stores and…
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AWE Inspires Brazilian Women Entrepreneurs
The Brazilian nonprofit Mais Unidos partnered with the U.S. government to help women in Brazil learn to finance, market, sell, plan and grow a business through a State Department program, the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE). Launched in 2019, AWE provides women entrepreneurs knowledge, networks and access to launch or build their businesses. AWE has…