Author: NEWSPAPER The Brasilians
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Trade Vital for Latin America’s Future Growth
Countries in Latin America and the Caribbean are beginning to show signs of economic recovery and an increased volume of exports, including new products in higher quality niches, according to the new semianual World Bank report on Latin America and the Caribbean, “The Big Switch: Restoring Growth through Trade.” The region is expected to contract…
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Shell Presents Plans to Invest in Brazil
Multinational oil corporation Shell presented their plans to invest US$ 10 billion in Brazil over the next five years. The plan was presented by Shell Global CEO Ben van Beurde (photo), Shell Brazil CEO André Araújo, and investors from the group. André Araújo said that the ‘positive signals’ sent by Brazil were key to attract…
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After Mariana Disaster, a Push for Integrated Actions
A year after the tragedy caused by the breakage of the Fundão Dam in Mariana (state of Minas Gerais), the federal government reinforced the need for coordinated and integrated actions between the various public and private agencies and companies involved. In total, 39 recovery programmes are being monitored and inspected by the Executive branch in…
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Paris Agreement Entered Into Force
The Paris Agreement was negotiated and will be implemented under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). After its adoption at the Paris Conference on Climate Change (COP21) in 2015, the Agreement entered into force on 4 November 2016 – 30 days after over 55 parties to the Convention deposited their instruments of…
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First Elephant Sanctuary of LA Opened Up in Brazil
Brazil has opened up the first sanctuary in Latin America for elephants previously in captivity. It will house as many as 50 of the giant animals. Elephant Sanctuary Brazil is located in the central Brazilian state of Mato Grosso and was founded by the US-based non-profit organization Global Sanctuary for Elephants. Its two first residents,…
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“Brasil Shows the Respect for Human Rights”
Antonio Guterres, who will replace Mr. Ban Ki-moon as Secretary-General of the United Nations from January 1st 2017 said that Brazil demonstrates to the world the importance of respect for human rights. The country was elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council. During a conversation with the Brazilian president, Michel Temer, Guterres acknowledged the…
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Amazon Fund to Prevent Deforestation
The National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES, in the Portuguese acronym) and the Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (Ibama, in the Portuguese acronym) signed a contract to finance the Amazon Fund. The resources will be used to provide logistical support to environmental surveillance and deforestation control activities in the Legal…
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U.S. – Brazil Relations in a New Presidency
According to the President of Brazil, Michel Temer, the election of Republican businessman Donald Trump will not change anything in the institutional relations between Brazil and the United States of America. Temer pointed out that this is a State-to-State relationship. “The Brazil-US relationship is institutional, between the two States”, said Temer, highlighting the fact that…
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Manaus: Paris Of The Tropics
Manaus is known as Paris dos Trópicos (Paris of the Tropics), due to its intense modernization during the rubber cycle (a period of great economic and social growth in Brasil). Manaus is located right in the middle of the Amazon rainforest. From the rubber cycle, the city inherited beautiful buildings, built with fine materials imported…
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PEN America Publication gives voice to under-represented Brazilian women writers in the second issue of “Glossolalia” entitled “Women Writing Brazil”. Glossolalia advocates for writers with limited access to the global reading community. By publishing works from lesser-translated languages, they want to connect storytellers to audiences eager for a vivid, mind-expanding look at experience unlike their…